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Linear and nonlinear stability analysis of a car-following model considering velocity difference of two adjacent lanes

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An improved optimal velocity model, which considers the velocity difference of two adjacent lanes, is presented in this paper. Using linear stability theory, the stability criterion of the new model is obtained and the neutral stability curves are plotted. By applying the reductive perturbation method, the nonlinear stability of the proposed model is also investigated and the soliton solution of the modified Korteweg–de Vries equation near the critical point is obtained to characterize the unstable region. All the theoretical analysis and numerical results demonstrate that the proposed model can characterize traffic following behaviors effectively and achieve better stability.

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This research was funded partially by the National Science Foundation of China under Grant #61371076.

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    Guizhen Yu, Pengcheng Wang, Xinkai Wu & Yunpeng Wang

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Yu, G., Wang, P., Wu, X. et al. Linear and nonlinear stability analysis of a car-following model considering velocity difference of two adjacent lanes. Nonlinear Dyn 84, 387–397 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-015-2568-1

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