Effects of a Static Bottleneck on Vehicular Traffic: A Review

Abstract

In order to understand the complexity of real world processes, one need to model these processes mathematically. In this thesis, we review a second order continuum model of traffic flow. In 2014, Gupta and Dhiman investigated the effects of bottleneck on a vehicular traffic using speed-gradient model under open boundary conditions. The bottleneck situation has been studied using two different approaches-explicit and implicit. The density profi les showing different states are presented. The results of both approaches are compared and we found that implicit approach capture the effect of bottleneck more appropriately.