Traffic wave model based on vehicle-infrastructure cooperative and vehicle communication data

Urban trunk road system undertakes the main traffic trip, and congestion occurs frequently in rush hours. In order to clearly describe the propagation process of traffic waves in signalized intersections, and then optimize phase difference. This article proposes a kinematic model for the traffic wave based on the physical mechanism of car-following and the kinematic characteristics of the traffic wave propagation. The actual road traffic monitoring data was extracted from the vehicle-infrastructure cooperative system and vehicle internal communication system. Then we obtained the values of the stop-and-start wave velocity. Compared with the measured data, the results showed that the calculation of the wave velocity of the traffic wave model had a relative error of up to 5% vs the measured data, confirming the validity of the model. Through the analysis of the model, we obtained the difference in the effects on traffic wave velocity of the vehicle speed and the space headway. Our findings provide a theoretical basis for coordinated control and management of urban trunk road traffic and phase difference optimization of signalized intersections. Meanwhile, the research results also provide a theoretical basis for alleviating traffic congestion during the rush hour.