Abstract
To study the impact of on/off-ramps on traffic stability in heterogeneous traffic flow, a novel lattice hydrodynamic model was presented. The new model’s stability condition was determined using the linear stability analysis method. The theoretical results reveal that traffic flow stability is influenced by the proportion of vehicles with different maximum speeds and safe headway, as well as the presence of on-ramps and off-ramps to a certain degree. Through the approximate perturbation method, the mKdV equation and the kink–antikink solution of the traffic density at the jam area are obtained. In order to verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the new model, numerical simulations were conducted to demonstrate on/off ramp effect and different proportions of vehicles which possess bigger maximum velocity or safe space headway affect the traffic stability. The numerical results indicate that in heterogeneous traffic flow scenarios, increasing the ratio of vehicles which possess bigger maximum velocity or bigger safe space headway can lead to a deterioration of traffic stability. The effect of on-ramp could cause traffic instability, while the effect of off-ramp is beneficial for easing traffic congestion.
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