Safety and Operational Impact of Truck Platooning on Geometric Design Parameters

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dc.contributor.advisorPark, Peter Y.
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Md Tanvir Uddin
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T21:25:09Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T21:25:09Z
dc.date.copyright2022-12-14
dc.date.issued2023-03-28
dc.date.updated2023-03-28T21:25:09Z
dc.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThe most well-known benefits of heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) platooning are fuel savings and emission reductions. HCV platooning under SAE automation level 4 or 5 would also address the truck driver shortage by eliminating the driver from one or more HCVs in a platoon. This dissertation investigates the safety and operational implications of SAE level 4 HCV platooning on North American roadways. The research develops modified analytical models and micro-simulation models (PTV VISSIM) for analyzing impacts on two-lane rural highways, urban arterial roadways, and freeways. The study considers different time headways (0.6 sec and 1.2 sec) between the platooning vehicles, and three market penetration rates (0%, 5%, and 10%). The two-lane rural highways chapter investigates the passing sight distance (PSD) required to overtake an HCV platoon. The urban arterial roadways chapter compares existing traffic controls with traffic signal priority (TSP) for HCV platoons. The freeways chapter investigates freeway acceleration lane length on merging segments for HCV platooning operations. The findings suggest that two-HCV platooning with 0.6 sec time headway and a 5% market penetration rate can be allowed on designated North American roadways. With proper passing lanes, two-HCV platoons can be operated on two-lane rural highways that already permit long combination vehicle operations. Even with TSP, HCV platooning on urban arterial roadways at penetration rates higher than 5% at our selected intersection may, however, cause significant delays and overwhelm the traffic system. On freeways, two-HCV platooning at a 5% market penetration rate where the freeway acceleration lane is at least 600m long appear to be feasible. The study will assist transportation professionals and policymakers in understanding the consequences of HCV platoons and deciding whether to allow HCV platooning on North American roadways.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/41055
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subject.keywordsTruck platooning
dc.subject.keywordsMicro-simulation
dc.subject.keywordsMobility
dc.titleSafety and Operational Impact of Truck Platooning on Geometric Design Parameters
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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