Feedback-based ramp metering and lane-changing control with connected and automated vehiclesFeedback-based ramp metering and lane-changing control with connected and automated vehicles Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2023-11-092022enAiming at operating effectively future traffic systems, we propose here a novel methodology for integrated lane-changing and ramp metering control that exploits the presence of connected vehicles. In particular, we assume that a percentage of vehicles can receive and implement specific control tasks (e.g., lane-changing commands), while ramp metering is available via an infrastructure-based system or enabled by connected vehicles. The proposed approach is designed to robustly maximise the throughput at motorway bottlenecks employing a feedback controller, formulated as a Linear Quadratic Integral regulator, which is based on a simplified linear time invariant traffic flow model. We also present an extremum seeking algorithm to compute the optimal set-points used in the feedback controller, employing only the measurement of a cost that is representative of the achieved traffic conditions. The method is evaluated via simulation experiments, performed on a first-order, multi-lane, macroscopic traffic flow model, also featuring the capacity drop phenomenon, which allows to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed methodology and to highlight the improvement in terms of the generated congestion.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems232939-951Tajdari_et_al_IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst._23(2)_2022.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2023-11-09application/pdf3.0 MBfree Tajdari Farzam Roncoli Claudio Papageorgiou Markos Παπαγεωργιου Μαρκος Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Traffic control Connected and automated vehicles Lane-changing control Ramp metering