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dc.contributor.advisorKondyli, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Akshay Dinesh
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-14T21:02:37Z
dc.date.available2020-06-14T21:02:37Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-31
dc.date.submitted2019
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:16842
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/30477
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the study was to obtain Capacity adjustment factors and Break points which can be utilized for Highway Capacity Manual (HCM6) methodology in obtaining Level of Service for freeways when Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are present inside the traffic stream. Accordingly, various two-lane heterogeneous flow scenarios were modelled which included variations in free-flow speed and percent of heavy vehicles wherein the possible impact of the CAVs on the current traffic system was analyzed. Each scenario was first calibrated inside VISSIM to replicate the results from HCM6 and later CAVs were introduced in various proportions inside the traffic stream of conventional vehicles to access performance improvements using VISSIM. It was concluded that CAVs do improve system capacity and resulted in longer free-flow phase, which is a direct effect of the increased road capacity. Up to 25% CAV-penetration rate, the road capacity increased gradually and beyond 25%, the growth rate was largely decided by the improved capability of the CAVs compared to conventional vehicles. An improved capability corresponded to a higher capacity growth rate and a higher capacity. CAVs with higher penetration rates also resulted in longer free-flow phases but only a few of the scenarios saw a minor improvement in density, which was due to the assumptions and driving behavior parameters utilized to model driving behavior for different vehicle classes.
dc.format.extent67 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsCopyright held by the author.
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subjectTransportation
dc.subjectBreaking points
dc.subjectCapacity adjustment factors
dc.subjectConnected and Autonomous Vehicles
dc.subjectDensity
dc.subjectFreeway merge segment
dc.subjectHighway Capacity Manual
dc.titleEstimating the Effect of Connected and Autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on Capacity and Level of Service at Freeway Merge Segments
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberSchrock, Steven D.
dc.contributor.cmtememberMulinazzi, Thomas E.
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineCivil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.S.
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7710-8680
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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