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We present a microscopic model for the dynamics of a transportation flow based on cellular automata with improved lane changing rules. With this model, we study the influence of crossing transportation flows on the throughput of a multilane highway. For a two-lane highway with an exit, we obtain space-time density diagrams for different distributions of exiting cars along the lanes. Our results indicate how important traffic control is for the throughput of automobile roads.
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Original Russian Text © D.S. Mazurin, 2013, published in Avtomatika i Telemekhanika, 2013, No. 5, pp. 156–166.
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Mazurin, D.S. Mathematical model of transportation flow dynamics on a multilane highway. Autom Remote Control 74, 845–852 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0005117913050081
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