• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.29 no.3D
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• pp.329-334
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• 2009

The various behaviors of vehicular traffic flow are generated through both car-following and lane-changing behaviors of vehicles. Especially lane-usage varies by lane-changing behaviors. In the area of microscopic vehicle simulation, a lane-changing model connected to a car-following model parallel is essential to generate both various traffic flows relationships and laneusages. In Korea, some studies on car-following models have been reported, but few studies for lane-changing models stay in the beginning stage. In this paper, a two-lane changing model for the simulation modeling of large freeway network is introduced. The lane-changing model is developed based on CA (Cellular Automata) model. The developed model is parallel combined with an existing CA car-following model and tested on a closed link system. The results of simulation show that the developed model generates the various behaviors of lane usage, which existing CA lane-changing models could not generate. The presented model is expected to be used for the simulation of more various freeway traffic flows.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.2473-2481
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• 2013

The two characteristics of two-lane-and-two-way traffic flow are platoon and overtaking triggered by low-speed vehicle. It is crucial to develop a robust model which simultaneously generates the behaviors of platoon by low-speed vehicle and overtaking using opposite lane. Hence, a microscopic two-lane and two-way vehicle model was introduced (B. Yoon, 2011), which is based on CA (Cellular Automata) which is one of discrete time-space models, in Korea. While the model very reasonably explains the behaviour of overtaking low-speed vehicle in stable traffic flow below critical density, it has shortcomings to the overtaking process in unstable traffic flow above the critical density. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develope a vehicle model to more realistically explain overtaking process in unstable traffic flow state based on the model developed in the previous study. The experimental results revealed that the car-following model robustly generates the various macroscopic relationships of traffic flow generating stop-and-go traffic flow and the overtaking model reasonably explains the behaviors of overtaking under the conditions of both opposite traffic flow and stochastic parameter to consider overtaking in unstable traffic flow state. The vehicle model presented in this study can be expected to be utilized for the analysis of two-lane-and-two-way traffic flows more realistically than before.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.145-157
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• 2004

Microscopic freeway simulation models project the uncertain values of performance measures for subject traffic conditions by explaining drivers' driving behavior with lane changing and car-following models. However, the existing lane changing models are limited to gap acceptance oriented passive behavior of drivers and not able to capture more-or-less aggressive driving behavior(e.g. cut-in lane changing) ordinarily obseved in field. This paper suggests the definition of cut-inlane changing and presents its characteristics based on the findings from two different freeway on- and off-ramp sections. In addition, this paper proposes a new lane changing model capable of handling both passive and active drivers' driving behavior for better performance of simulations. The proposed lane changing model was tested with Hanyang Simulatin (HYTSIM), a microscopic freeway simulation program developed for this study. The HYTSIM simulation results reflecting the performance of the proposed lane changing model were compared against the field data. The test results showed that the distribution of gaps collected when vehicles change lanes were statistically identical to the field data at 95% confidence level.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.1999-2007
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• 2013

The key characteristics of two-lane-and-two-way traffic flow are platoon and overtaking caused by low-speed vehicle such as truck. In order to develop two-way traffic flow model comprised of CF(car-following) and overtaking model, it is essential to develop a car-following model which is suitable to two-way traffic flow. Short distance between vehicles is caused when a high-speed vehicle tailgates and overtakes foregoing low-speed vehicle on two-way road system. And a vehicle following low-speed vehicle decides to overtake the front low-speed vehicle using suitable space within the headway distribution of opposite traffic flow. For this reason, a two-way CF model should describes not only running within short gap but also headway distribution. Additionally considering domestic two-way-road size, there is a on-going need for large-network simulation, but there are few studies for two-way CF model. In this paper, a two-way CA model is developed, which explains two-way CF behavior more realistic and can be applied for large road network. The experimental results show that the developed model mimics stop-and-go phenomenon, one of features of congested traffic flow, and efficiently generates the distribution of headway. When the CF model is integrated with overtaking model, it is, therefore, expected that two-way traffic flow can be explained more realistically than before.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.171-180
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 차량주행안내시스템(CNS)이 최단거리 통행노선을 제공하였을 때 운전자 노선선택 행태를 분석하는데 있다. 본 연구에서 통행목적 및 운전자 특성에 따른 운전자의 노선선택 행태를 도출한 결과, 쇼핑통행과 레저통행시 CNS에서 제공하는 노선을 선택을 하는 경우가 많은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, CNS에서 최단거리 정보를 제공했을 경우는 운전자 특성에 따라 노선선택행태가 차이가 있으며 통행목적별로 노선선택에 영향을 미치는 운전자 특성이 달라지는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구의 분석을 통하여 통행목적 및 운전자 특성에 따른 운전자의노선선택 행태를 도출해 운전자 특성과 통행특성에 따른 노선선택 행태를 반영한 통행배정모형을 구출할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.31 no.6D
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• pp.785-791
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• 2011

Two-lane and two-way traffic flow shows various dynamic relationships according to the behaviors of low-speed vehicle and overtaking. And it is essential to develop a vehicle model which simultaneously explains the behaviors of low-speed vehicle and overtaking using opposite lane in order to microscopically analyze various two-lane and two-way traffic flows by traffic flow simulation. In Korea, some studies for car-following and lane-changing models for freeway or signalized road have been reported, but few researches for the development of vehicle model for two-lane and two-way highway have been done. Hence, a microscopic two-lane and two-way vehicle model was, in this study, developed with the consideration of overtaking process and is based on CA (Cellular Automata) which is one of discrete time-space models. The developed model is parallel combined with an adjusted CA car-following model and an overtaking model. The results of experimental simulation showed that the car-following model explained the various macroscopic relationships of traffic flow and overtaking model reasonably generated the various behaviors of macroscopic traffic flows under the conditions of both opposite traffic flow and stochastic parameter to consider overtaking. The vehicle model presented in this study is expected to be used for the simulation of more various two-lane, two-way traffic flows.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.115-128
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• 2002

Traffic engineers have developed and implemented various microscopic simulation models to verify the traffic performance and to prevent the expected problems. The existing microscopic simulation models categorize drivers into several types to reflect various drivers' driving patterns but miss the dynamics of drivers' behavior changed based upon the traffic conditions. It was found from the field data collected from two different merging sections on an urban freeway in Seoul, Korea, that the drivers' critical gap distributions are changed based on (1) the traffic density on the adjacent lane to the acceleration lane and (2) the opportunities left to merge in terms of distance to the end of acceleration lane. It was also found from the study that the drivers' critical gap distributions follow the Normal distribution. and its mean and variance change while a vehicle progresses on an acceleration lane. This paper proposes a new gap-acceptance model developed based on a set of drivers' critical gap distributions from each segment on the acceleration lanes. Through the comparison study between the field data and the results from the simulation utilizing the proposed model, it was verified that (1) the distribution of merging points on an acceleration lane to the adjacent main lane at different density levels, (2) the size of the gap accepted for merging and (3) the speed difference between the merging vehicle and the trailing vehicle at the time of merging are statistically identical to the field data at 95% confidence level.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.133-144
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to develop micro simulation model for large-scale network with driver's behavior model. This study is performed for uninterrupted flow road section. And this model is developed to simulate traffic flow of the real network with unique geometric structure. The vehicle transmission and drivers' behavior model based on the exiting Cellular Automata approach.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.93-100
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• 1998

지난 30여년간 운전자의 속도선택의 행태에 대하여 많은 연구가 이루어졌다. 그러 나, 과거 대부분의 연구는 운전자의 개별적인 특성과 제한속도에 대한 운전자의 인지 정도 를 고려하지 않고, 다만 운전자의 속도선택과 도로 및 차량간의 상호 관련성에 중점을 두고 있다. 본 연구는 운전자, 차량 및 통행특성 등의 요인을 고려하여 운전자의 속도 선택에 대 한 행태를 분석하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 운전자의 속도 자료와 설문자료를 조사한 수, 두 가지 자료를 범주형 자료로 구분하여 Ordered Probit Model을 적용하여 분석하였다. 분 석결과 i) 고소득의 남성운전자가 고속의 주행 행태를 보였으며, 운전경력이 많은 운전자일 수록 높은 속도를 선택하는 것으로 나타났다. ii) 차량에 관해서는 배기량이 높은 차량일수 록 고속의 속도를 나타낸 반면에 안전장치가 많은 차량의 경우에는 저속의 주행속도를 보이 는 것으로 나타났다. iii) 통행 특성 면에서는 일일통행거리가 중요 변수인 것으로 나타났다. iv) 운전자의 심리적 측면에서는 운전자가 인식하고 있는 제한 속도가 또한 중요변수로 분 석되었다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.57-65
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 지금가지 통근통행자의 활동참여 분석(activity Participation analysis)이 주로 일과후 활동참여(postwork activity participation)에 초점이 주어졌다는 점을 감안하여 일과전 활동참여(preworkactivity Participation)를 분석하고자 하였다. 이러한 연구배경하에서 본 연구는 통근통행자의 통근통행 이전의 비 통근통행 발생여부와 교통수단 선택의 행태를 네스티드 로짓모형을 이용하여 분석하였다. 본 연구는 모형의 경험적 추정을 위해 1995년 미국 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS)의 일부분으로 수집된 뉴욕 대도시지역의 설문조사자료를 이용하였으며, 추정된 경험적 모형을 바탕으로 의미 있는 결과를 논의하였다. 본 연구에서 추정된 통근통행 이전의 비 통근통행 발생여부와 교통수단 선택의 네스티드 로짓모형은 통계적 측면이나 행태적 측면에서 볼 때 대체로 타당한 분석결과를 보여준다. 교통수단 선택모형(조건부 모형)의 추정결과를 보면 나이, 운전면허 소지여부, 가구내 차량보유대수, 가구내 직장인수, 연간 가구소득, 교통수단의 통행시간이 통근통행자의 교통수단 선택에 의미 있는 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 한편 통근통행 이전의 비통근통행 발생여부 선택모형(한계모형)의 추정결과를 보면 나이 성별, 가구내 차량보유대수, 가구의 생애주기가 통근통행자의 비 통근통행 발생여부에 의미 있는 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구로부터의 중요한 발견은 추정된 네스티드 로짓모형의 inclusive value의 추정계수값을 살펴봄으로써 가능한데, 모형의 경험적 추정결과는 본 연구에서 가설화된 네스티드 로짓모형구조의 타당성을 입증시켜 준다. 아울러 직장인의 교통수단 선택은 통근통행 이전의 비 통근통행 발생여부의 선택과 밀접한 관련을 가지면서 이루어진다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다.