Car-following model based delay feedback control method with the gyroidal road

Abstract

Connected vehicles are expected to become commercially available by the next decade. In this work, we propose a delay feedback control method for car-following model on a gyroidal road. By using the Hurwitz criteria and the condition for transfer function in terms of [Formula: see text]-norm, the impact of controller gain coefficient and the delay time on the performance of traffic flow is investigated. Based on the bode curve, we verify that the designed delay feedback controller is effective in suppressing traffic congestion and reducing energy consumption. The enhanced traffic flow model is more sensitive to the controller gain coefficient and delay time at downhill situation compared to the uphill situation. The conclusion obtained from the simulation example is consistent with the theoretical analysis.