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Title: An entropy-based analysis of lane changing behavior: An interactive approach
Authors: Koşun, Çağlar
Özdemir, Serhan
Keywords: Driver behavior
Lane changing behavior
Nonadditive entropy
Safe distance
Traffic flow
Traffic safety
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Source: Koşun, Ç., and Özdemir, S. (2017). An entropy-based analysis of lane changing behavior: An interactive approach. Traffic Injury Prevention, 18(4), 441-447. doi:10.1080/15389588.2016.1204446
Abstract: Objectives: As a novelty, this article proposes the nonadditive entropy framework for the description of driver behaviors during lane changing. The authors also state that this entropy framework governs the lane changing behavior in traffic flow in accordance with the long-range vehicular interactions and traffic safety. Methods: The nonadditive entropy framework is the new generalized theory of thermostatistical mechanics. Vehicular interactions during lane changing are considered within this framework. The interactive approach for the lane changing behavior of the drivers is presented in the traffic flow scenarios presented in the article. According to the traffic flow scenarios, 4 categories of traffic flow and driver behaviors are obtained. Through the scenarios, comparative analyses of nonadditive and additive entropy domains are also provided. Results: Two quadrants of the categories belong to the nonadditive entropy; the rest are involved in the additive entropy domain. Driving behaviors are extracted and the scenarios depict that nonadditivity matches safe driving well, whereas additivity corresponds to unsafe driving. Furthermore, the cooperative traffic system is considered in nonadditivity where the long-range interactions are present. However, the uncooperative traffic system falls into the additivity domain. The analyses also state that there would be possible traffic flow transitions among the quadrants. This article shows that lane changing behavior could be generalized as nonadditive, with additivity as a special case, based on the given traffic conditions. Conclusions: The nearest and close neighbor models are well within the conventional additive entropy framework. In this article, both the long-range vehicular interactions and safe driving behavior in traffic are handled in the nonadditive entropy domain. It is also inferred that the Tsallis entropy region would correspond to mandatory lane changing behavior, whereas additive and either the extensive or nonextensive entropy region would match discretionary lane changing behavior. This article states that driver behaviors would be in the nonadditive entropy domain to provide a safe traffic stream and hence with vehicle accident prevention in mind.
URI: http://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2016.1204446
http://hdl.handle.net/11147/6409
ISSN: 1538-9588
1538-9588
1538-957X
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