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Papala, Himaja (San Jose State University), Polani, Daniel (University of Hertfordshire), Tiomkin, Stas (San Jose State University)

Decentralized Traffic Flow Optimization through Intrinsic Motivation

Scheduled for presentation during the Poster Session "Road Traffic Control I" (WeBT15), Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 14:30−16:30, Foyer

2024 IEEE 27th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), September 24- 27, 2024, Edmonton, Canada

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on December 26, 2024

Keywords Theory and Models for Optimization and Control, Multi-autonomous Vehicle Studies, Models, Techniques and Simulations, Traffic Theory for ITS

Abstract

Traffic congestion has long been a ubiquitous problem that is exacerbating with the rapid growth of megacities. In this proof-of-concept work we study intrinsic motivation, implemented via the empowerment principle, to control autonomous car behavior to improve traffic flow. In standard models of traffic dynamics, self-organized traffic jams emerge spontaneously from the individual behavior of cars, affecting traffic over long distances. Our novel car behavior strategy improves traffic flow while still being decentralized and using only locally available information without explicit coordination. Decentralization is essential for various reasons, not least to be able to absorb robustly substantial levels of uncertainty. Our scenario is based on the well-established traffic dynamics model, the Nagel-Schreckenberg cellular automaton. In a fraction of the cars in this model, we substitute the default behavior by empowerment, our intrinsic motivation-based method. This proposed model significantly improves overall traffic flow, mitigates congestion, and reduces the average traffic jam time.

 

 

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