Full velocity difference and acceleration model for a car-following theory

In order to describe the car-following behavior more actually in real traffic, a full velocity difference and acceleration model (for short, FVDAM) is proposed by synthetically taking into account headway, velocity difference and acceleration of the leading car on the basis of full velocity difference model. The analytical method and numerical simulation results show that the proposed model can describe the phase transition of traffic flow and estimate the evolution of traffic congestion, that incorporating the acceleration of the leading car into car-following model can stabilize traffic flow, suppress the traffic jam and increase capacity, and that the following car in FVDAM can accelerate more quickly than in FVDM.

► We model the car-following behavior with consideration of ITS application.
► We conduct the linear stability analysis and give the stable criterion.
► The following cars in FVDAM react more quickly than those in FVDM.
► The stability of FVDAM is more stable than that of FVDM.