Reducing Congestion in Obstructed Highways with Traffic Data Dissemination Using Ad hoc Vehicular Networks. (25th July 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hewer Hewer, Thomas D. Thomas D.; Nekovee Nekovee, Maziar Maziar; Coveney Coveney, Peter V. Peter V.
• Other Names: Valaee Valaee Shahrokh Shahrokh Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: EURASIP journal on advances in signal processing. Volume 2010(2010)
• Publication Date: 2010-07-25
• Subjects: Signal processing -- Periodicals; Traitement du signal; Signal processing; Periodicals; 621.3822
• DOI: 10.1155/2010/169503
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-6172

Abstract

Abstract : Vehicle-to-vehicle communications can be used effectively for intelligent transport systems (ITSs) and location-aware services. The ability to disseminate information in an ad hoc fashion allows pertinent information to propagate faster through a network. In the realm of ITS, the ability to spread warning information faster and further is of great advantage to receivers. In this paper we propose and present a message-dissemination procedure that uses vehicular wireless protocols to influence vehicular flow, reducing congestion in road networks. The computational experiments we present show how a car-following model and lane-change algorithm can be adapted to "react" to the reception of information. This model also illustrates the advantages of coupling together with vehicular flow modelling tools and network simulation tools.