On Platoon Formation on Two-Lane Roads,

Abstract

An approximate model for the study of platoon formation on two-lane highways is discussed in detail. The model assumes that the two-lane highway is divided in each traffic direction into alternating road sections of fixed lengths. The passing in one type of section is unrestricted and the passing in the other one is prohibited. It is assumed that there are slow and fast vehicles on the highway and the inputs follow independent Poisson processes. The results include the distribution of the number of vehicles in a platoon and the average speed of a typical fast vehicle. (Author)

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042736

Entities

People

  • Michael Rubinovitch
  • Zeev Barzily

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Distribution Functions
  • Engineering
  • Intervals
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Schools
  • Scientific Research
  • Security
  • Stationary Processes
  • Universities

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.