Optimal control for multi-lane motorways in presence of Vehicle Automation and Communication SystemsOptimal control for multi-lane motorways in presence of Vehicle Automation and Communication Systems Πλήρης Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Full Paper 2014-10-132014enThe presence and exploitation of Vehicle Automation and Communication Systems (VACS) while defining optimal control strategies in motorway traffic flow control is addressed in this paper. VACS are supposed to act both as sensors (providing information on traffic conditions) and as actuators, allowing the application of ramp metering, variable speed limit control, and lane changing control. A quadratic programming problem is defined on the basis of a novel first-order traffic flow model for multi-lane motorways. An example is presented in order to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed optimisation problem.The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013) / ERC Grant Agreement n. 321132, project TRAMAN21.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/4178-418319th IFAC World Congress Proceedings of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 2014Roncoli_et_al_IFAC14_manuscript.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2014-10-13application/pdf481.5 kBfree Roncoli Claudio Papageorgiou Markos Παπαγεωργιου Μαρκος Papamichail Ioannis Παπαμιχαηλ Ιωαννης International Federation of Automatic Control Traffic control Optimal control Model-based control Quadratic programming