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A Safety Analysis Based on Evaluation Indicators of Mixed Traffic Flow

혼합 교통류의 적정 평가지표 기반 안전성 분석

  • Hanbin Lee (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Univ. of Seoul) ;
  • Shin Hyoung Park (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Univ. of Seoul) ;
  • Minji Kang (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Univ. of Seoul)
  • 이한빈 (서울시립대학교 교통공학과) ;
  • 박신형 (서울시립대학교 교통공학과) ;
  • 강민지 (서울시립대학교 교통공학과)
  • Received : 2023.11.28
  • Accepted : 2023.12.10
  • Published : 2024.02.28
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Abstract

This study analyzed the characteristics of mixed traffic flows with autonomous vehicles on highway weaving sections and assessed the safety of vehicle-following pairs based on surrogate safety indicators. The intelligent driver model (IDM) was utilized to emulate the driving behavior of autonomous vehicles, and the weaving sections were divided into lengths of 300 and 600 meters for analysis within a micro-traffic simulation (VISSIM). Although significant differences were found in the average speed, density, and headway between the two sections through t-test results, no significant differences were observed when comparing the number of conflicts per indicator and the vehicle-following pair. Four safety indicators were selected for the mixed traffic evaluation based on their ability to represent risk levels similar to those perceived by drivers. The safety analysis, based on the selected four indicators, determined that autonomous vehicles following other autonomous vehicles were the safest pairing. Future research should focus on integrating these indicators into a single comprehensive index for analysis.

본 연구는 자율주행 차량이 혼재된 교통류의 안전성 평가에 적합한 안전성 지표를 선정하여 차량 추종 조합별 안전성을 분석하였다. 고속도로 엇갈림구간은 기본구간에 비해 차로 변경이 빈번하여 상충 빈도가 높은 구간으로, 일반 차량과 자율주행 차량의 주행행태 차이로 인한 위험이 증가할 것으로 예상하여 고속도로 엇갈림구간을 분석구간으로 설정하였다. 미시적 교통 시뮬레이션인 VISSIM을 활용하여 분석을 수행하였으며, 혼합 교통류의 환경은 본선-연결로 형태의 엇갈림구간을 300, 600m의 길이로 구분하고, IDM을 활용하여 자율주행 차량의 주행행태를 구현하였다. 혼합 교통류 평가에 적합한 안전성 지표는 운전자가 체감하는 위험도와 유사하게 위험 수준을 나타내는 것을 기준으로 4개의 지표를 선정하였다. 선정된 4개 지표의 위험 기준을 넘는 차량 추종 궤적을 대상으로 안전성을 분석한 결과, 자율주행 차량이 자율주행 차량을 추종하는 상황이 가장 안전한 추종 쌍이며, 인간 운전자 차량이 자율주행 차량을 추종할 경우가 가장 위험한 추종 쌍인 것으로 나타났다.

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본 연구는 국토교통부/국토교통과학기술진흥원(과제번호 RS-2021-KA162182)의 지원으로 수행하였습니다.

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