Study on Highway Alignment Optimization Considering Rollover Stability Based on Two-Dimensional Point Collision Dynamics

Abstract

In order to reduce the influence of unreasonable road alignment design on vehicle driving safety, a study on road alignment optimization and vehicle driving safety based on two-dimensional point collision dynamics was carried out. First, through the two-dimensional point collision dynamics model, the relationship of the kinematic parameters before and after vehicle collision was deduced. Second, according to the vehicle–road coupling dynamic model analysis after collision, the safety threshold between the radius of the circular curve and the road superelevation was derived by taking vehicle rollover as the critical condition. Next, the road alignment optimization scheme based on vehicle rollover stability after collision was proposed. Finally, the rationality of the optimization scheme was verified by PC-Crash simulation. The simulation results showed that the proposed optimization scheme of the minimum radius and superelevation of the circular curve meets the safety requirements of vehicle rollover. This study optimized the relevant indicators of the road alignment under the premise of ensuring vehicle rollover stability and provides a reference for the improvement and optimization of road alignment design. It also has important guiding significance for the formulation of vehicle driving safety management measures.