An optimai current lattice model with backward-looking effect is proposed to describe the motion of traffic flow on a single lane highway. The behavior of the new model is investigated anaiytically and numerically. Th...An optimai current lattice model with backward-looking effect is proposed to describe the motion of traffic flow on a single lane highway. The behavior of the new model is investigated anaiytically and numerically. The stability, neutrai stability, and instability conditions of the uniform flow are obtained by the use of linear stability theory. The stability of the uniform flow is strengthened effectively by the introduction of the backward-looking effect. The numerical simulations are carried out to verify the validity of the new model. The outcomes of the simulation are corresponding to the linearly analyticai results. The analytical and numerical results show that the performance of the new model is better than that of the previous models.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.60674062Middle-Aged and Young Scientists Research Incentive Fund of Shandong Province under Grant No.2007BS01013
文摘An optimai current lattice model with backward-looking effect is proposed to describe the motion of traffic flow on a single lane highway. The behavior of the new model is investigated anaiytically and numerically. The stability, neutrai stability, and instability conditions of the uniform flow are obtained by the use of linear stability theory. The stability of the uniform flow is strengthened effectively by the introduction of the backward-looking effect. The numerical simulations are carried out to verify the validity of the new model. The outcomes of the simulation are corresponding to the linearly analyticai results. The analytical and numerical results show that the performance of the new model is better than that of the previous models.