Jan Friedrich

RWTH Aachen University · Institute for Geometry and Practical Mathematics

We present a Godunov type numerical scheme for a class of scalar conservation laws with non-local flux arising for example in traffic flow models. The proposed scheme delivers more accurate solutions than the widely used Lax-Friedrichs type scheme. In contrast to other approaches, we consider a non-local mean velocity instead of a mean density and...

Central WENO schemes are a natural candidate for higher-order schemes for non-local conservation laws, since the underlying reconstructions do not only provide single point values of the solution but a complete (high-order) reconstruction in every time step, which is beneficial to evaluate the integral terms. Recently, in [C. Chalons et al., SIAM J...

We present a model for a class of non-local conservation laws arising in traffic flow modelling at road junctions. Instead of a single velocity function for the whole road, we consider two different road segments, which may differ for their speed law and number of lanes (hence their maximal vehicle density). We use an upwind type numerical scheme t...

Using a nonlocal second-order traffic flow model we present an approach to control the dynamics towards a steady state. The system is controlled by the leading vehicle driving at a prescribed velocity and also determines the steady state. Thereby, we consider both, the microscopic and macroscopic scales. We show that the fixed point of the microsco...

In this paper, we introduce a non-local PDE-ODE traffic model devoted to the description of a 1-to-1 junction with buffer. We present a numerical method to approximate solutions and show a maximum principle which is uniform in the non-local interaction range. Further, we exploit the limit models as the support of the kernel tends to zero and to inf...

Using a nonlocal macroscopic LWR‐type traffic flow model, we present an approach to control the nonlocal velocity towards a given equilibrium velocity. Therefore, we present a Lyapunov function measuring the L ² distance between these velocities. We compute the explicit rate at which the system tends towards the stationary speed. The traffic is con...

In this work we present a rather general approach to approximate the solutions of nonlocal conservation laws. In a first step, we approximate the nonlocal term with an appropriate quadrature rule applied to the spatial discretization. Then, we apply a numerical flux function on the reduced problem. We present explicit conditions which such a numeri...

In this work we present a nonlocal conservation law with a velocity depending on an integral term over a part of the space. The model class covers already existing models in literature, but it is also able to describe new dynamics mainly arising in the context of traffic flow modelling. We prove the existence and uniqueness of weak solutions of the...

In this work we present a rather general approach to approximate the solutions of nonlocal conservation laws. Thereby, we approximate in a first step the nonlocal term with an appropriate quadrature rule applied to the spatial discretization. Then, we apply a numerical flux function on the reduced problem. We present explicit conditions which such...

We consider conservation laws with nonlocal velocity and show for nonlocal weights of exponential type that the unique solutions converge in a weak or strong sense (dependent on the regularity of the velocity) to the entropy solution of the local conservation law when the nonlocal weight approaches a Dirac distribution. To this end, we establish fi...

In this article, we present an extension of the splitting algorithm proposed in [22] to networks of conservation laws with piecewise linear discontinuous flux functions in the unknown. We start with the discussion of a suitable Riemann solver at the junction and then describe a strategy how to use the splitting algorithm on the network. In particul...

Using a nonlocal macroscopic LWR-type traffic flow model, we present an approach to control the nonlocal velocity towards a given equilibrium velocity. Therefore, we present a Lyapunov function measuring the $L^2$ distance between these velocities. We compute the explicit rate at which the system tends towards the stationary speed. The traffic is c...

In this article, we present an extension of the splitting algorithm proposed in [22] to networks of conservation laws with piecewise linear discontinuous flux functions in theunknown. We start with the discussion of a suitable Riemann solver at the junction and then describe a strategy how to use the splitting algorithm on the network. In particula...

We present a network formulation for a traffic flow model with nonlocal velocity in the flux function. The modeling framework includes suitable coupling conditions at intersections to either ensure maximum flux or distribution parameters. In particular, we focus on 1-to-1, 2-to-1 and 1-to-2 junctions. Based on an upwind type numerical scheme, we pr...

In this thesis, we present so–called nonlocal traffic flow models which possess more information about surrounding traffic. Such models become more and more important due to the progress in autonomous driving. They are described through partial differential equations conserving the mass. We focus on models in which the nonlocality is included via a...

We present a multilane traffic model based on balance laws, where the nonlocal source term is used to describe the lane changing rate. The modelling framework includes the consideration of local and nonlocal flux functions. Based on a Godunov-type numerical scheme, we provide BV estimates and a discrete entropy inequality. Together with the L^1‑con...

We present a network formulation for a traffic flow model with nonlocal velocity in the flux function. The modeling framework includes suitable coupling conditions at intersections to either ensure maximum flux or distribution parameters. Based on an upwind type numerical scheme, we prove the maximum principle and the existence of weak solutions on...

We present a multilane traffic model based on balance laws, where the nonlocal source term is used to describe the lane changing rate. The modelling framework includes the consideration of local and nonlocal flux functions. Based on a Godunov type numerical scheme, we provide BV estimates and a discrete entropy inequality. Together with the $L^1$-c...

We introduce a Follow-the-Leader approximation of a non-local generalized Aw-Rascle-Zhang (GARZ) model for traffic flow. We prove the convergence to weak solutions of the corresponding macroscopic equations deriving L∞ and BV estimates. We also provide numerical simulations illustrating the micro-macro convergence and we investigate numerically the...

We present a model for a class of non-local conservation laws arising in traffic flow modeling at road junctions. Instead of a single velocity function for the whole road, we consider two different road segments, which may differ for their speed law and number of lanes (hence their maximal vehicle density). We use an upwind type numerical scheme to...