Optimal headway merging for balanced public transport service in urban networks

摘要: This paper presents a velocity control/advise algorithm relying on vehicle-to-vehicle communication, to ensure the headway homogeneity of buses joint corridor, i.e. when multiple lines merge and travel same route. The proposed control method first schedules merging prior entering common line. Second, based position bus ahead controlled one, shrinking horizon model predictive controller (MPC) calculates proper profile for bus. is able predict short time- space behavior public transport enabling constrained, finite horizon, optimal solution reach point with equidistant headways, taking all from different into account. tested in high fidelity traffic simulator realistic scenarios.