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Abstract
In this paper, using a continuation method (Nikitin and Canudas-de Wit, 2022), we provide a simple procedure to derive macroscopic models from second order ordinary differential equations modeling individual vehicles moving on a ring. In particular, the result is applied to classical traffic models such as the optimal velocity follow the leader (OV-FTL) models, the intelligent driver model (IDM) or delayed driver models and we are able to modelize the macroscopic behavior of the drivers through a 2 × 2 partial differential equations whose variables are the density of the traffic and the speed of the vehicles. The paper concludes with open questions regarding stability and microscopic control design.
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