Investigation of Dependencies Between Parameters of Two-component Models of the Kinetic Theory of Traffic Flow and Traffic Characteristics

The paper reports the results of studies of changes in parameters of two-component model of the kinetic theory of transport flows. The paper states a ratio between cars stopping at the same time in the network, specific travel time and specific standing time under varying traffic conditions. The dependencies obtained allow forecasting changes in traffic conditions considering different levels of traffic organization. Also, the paper addresses the issue of application of information obtained from probing cars to assess traffic conditions on the road network and proposes an algorithm to simulate the required level of the road network saturation using probing cars. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.