Traffic flow optimisation in presence of vehicle automation and communication systems - Part II: Optimal control for multi-lane motorways.Traffic flow optimisation in presence of vehicle automation and communication systems - Part II: Optimal control for multi-lane motorways. Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2016-04-212015enIntegrated motorway traffic flow control considering the use of Vehicle Automation and Communication Systems (VACS) is considered in this paper. VACS may act both as sensors (providing information on traffic conditions) and as actuators, permitting the deployment of ramp metering, variable speed limits, and lane changing control. The integrated traffic control problem is addressed through the formulation of a linearly constrained optimal control problem based on the first-order multi-lane model for motorways introduced and validated in a companion paper (Part I). A case study illustrating the potential improvements achievable using this approach is presented.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/Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies57260-275Roncoli_et_al_TrC_Part2_2015_manuscript.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2016-04-21application/pdf1.1 MBfree Roncoli Claudio Roncoli Claudio Papageorgiou Markos Παπαγεωργιου Μαρκος Papamichail Ioannis Παπαμιχαηλ Ιωαννης Elsevier VACS Multi-lane motorways