Print Email Facebook Twitter New generic multiclass kinematic wave traffic flow model: Model development and analysis of its properties Title New generic multiclass kinematic wave traffic flow model: Model development and analysis of its properties Author Van Wageningen-Kessels, F.L.M. Van Lint, J.W.C. Hoogendoorn, S.P. Vuik, C. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Transport & Planning Date 2014-03-06 Abstract We propose and analyze a generic multi-class kinematic wave traffic flow model: Fastlane. The model takes into account heterogeneity among driver-vehicle units with respect to speed and space occupancy: long vehicles with large headways (e.g. trucks) take more space than short vehicles with short headways (e.g. passenger cars). Moreover, and this is what makes the model unique, this effect is larger when the traffic volume is higher. This state dependent space occupancy is reflected in dynamic passenger car equivalent values. The resulting model is shown to satisfy important requirements such as providing a unique solution and being anisotropic. Simulations are applied to compare Fastlane to other multiclass models. Furthermore, we show that the characteristic velocity depends on the truck share, which is one of the main consequences of our modeling approach. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:e9b96b41-5495-40ca-9b24-f73e0a0488f3 ISSN 0361-1981 Source Transportation Research Record, 2422 (2), 2014; Authors' manuscript, number 14-0204. Other version https://doi.org/10.3141/2422-06 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) Transportation Research Board Files PDF 309548.pdf 8.1 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:e9b96b41-5495-40ca-9b24-f73e0a0488f3/datastream/OBJ/view