Traffic jams: dynamics and control

Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2010 Oct 13;368(1928):4455-79. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2010.0205.

Abstract

This introductory paper reviews the current state-of-the-art scientific methods used for modelling, analysing and controlling the dynamics of vehicular traffic. Possible mechanisms underlying traffic jam formation and propagation are presented from a dynamical viewpoint. Stable and unstable motions are described that may give the skeleton of traffic dynamics, and the effects of driver behaviour are emphasized in determining the emergent state in a vehicular system. At appropriate points, references are provided to the papers published in the corresponding Theme Issue.

Publication types

  • Introductory Journal Article