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A modified cellular automaton model for traffic flow

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A modified cellular automaton model for traffic flow was proposed. A novel concept about the changeable security gap was introduced and a parameter related to the variable security gap was determined. The fundamental diagram obtained by simulation shows that the maximum flow more approaches to the observed data than that of the NaSch model, indicating that the presented model is more reasonable and realistic.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, 200072, Shanghai, P.R. China

    Ge Hong-xia Ph. D. Candidate, Dong Li-yun, Lei Li & Dai Shi-qiang

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  1. Ge Hong-xia Ph. D. Candidate
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19932020)

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Ge, Hx., Dong, Ly., Lei, L. et al. A modified cellular automaton model for traffic flow. J. of Shanghai Univ. 8, 1–3 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11741-004-0001-y

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