L: 'L' is a matrix containing information about the lead...

In cartools: Tools for Understanding Highway Performance

Description

L is a matrix containing information about the lead vehicle. The bottleneck is located at x = 0.

Usage

L

Format

A matrix of 4 columns and 4 rows where the first through fourth rows contain time t, speed u, location x and safe headway h information:

t0

time when a lead vehicle begins to decelerate.

t1

NA for a lead vehicle.

t2

NA for a lead vehicle.

t3

time when the lead vehicle reaches a breakdown speed.

u0

lead vehicle speed at t0.

u1

NA for a lead vehicle.

u2

NA for a lead vehicle.

u3

lead vehicle breakdown speed.

x0

lead vehicle location at t0.

x1

NA for a lead vehicle.

x2

NA for a lead vehicle.

x3

lead vehicle location at t3.

h0

safe headway at t0.

h1

NA for a lead vehicle.

h2

NA for a lead vehicle.

h3

safe headway at t3.

cartools documentation built on May 1, 2019, 10:40 p.m.