High traffic volumes in urban areas are not only a burden for the road users themselves, but also for the residents of the affected areas and the environment. Combating pollutant and noise emissions is a major challenge for local authorities and has also led to drastic measures in the past, such as driving bans. At the same time, road mobility is facing major upheavals due to new technologies. Numerous new cars are already being equipped with Car2Car or Car2X communication technology, which enables information to be exchanged with other road users and the transport infrastructure. In addition, great progress has been made in recent years in the development of autonomous vehicles and the introduction of such vehicles into road traffic is imminent. Even if the share of autonomous vehicles in overall traffic will be rather small in the foreseeable future, they open up attractive opportunities for influencing and improving the traffic situation in a targeted manner in combination with Car2X technology.
The aim of the TraCMAS (Traffic Controlfor Mix Autonomy Systems) project is to utilise this potential. Traffic flows are to be optimised through central coordination and with the help of targeted control interventions, thereby achieving improvements for all road users. Such a traffic control system is to be developed and tested on the basis of simulation using the Paderborn traffic network.
The TraCMAS project aims to exploit the potential of autonomous vehicles and Car2X communication to optimise traffic flow in order to reduce waiting times and lower pollutant emissions. It is based on previous work by our "Control Engineering and Mechatronics" specialist group on the topic of traffic optimisation of fully and partially automated traffic.
