Optimal Mandatory Lane-Changing Location Planning for CAV Based on Cell Transmission Model

Table 2

Model parameters and descriptions.

Parameter
	Ordinary lane
	Dedicated CAV lane
	Total number of lane-changing cells
	The occupancy in cell i on lane 1 at time interval t
	The sending flow from cell i to cell i + 1 on lane 1 at time interval t
	The lane-changing flow from cell i to cell i + 1 at time interval t
	A variable that judges whether vehicle changes lane in cell h
	The total CAVs that would change lane in this link
	The number of all vehicles between vehicle j and the rear of cell i at the beginning of the simulation on dedicated lane
	The time interval when cell i starts the procedure of lane-changing
	The maximum occupancy in cell i of ordinary lane
	The average speed at which congestion waves propagate upstream within high density regions of the road
	The minimum acceptable gap distance for lane change
	Cell length
	The flow capacity in cell i of ordinary lane
	The total number of vehicles driving in front of CAV j in cell i at time interval t
	The minimum safe following distance
	The average follow-up headway in cell i
	Vehicle equivalent used to quantify the space
	Unit time interval length
	The total number of time intervals