SUMMITS'24 4th INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SUMMIT, Ankara, Türkiye, 2 - 04 Mayıs 2024, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.28-39
In recent years, there has been an increase in demand for car following systems developed to monitor the real-time location and status of vehicles, which is closely linked to technological advancements. One of the reasons for this trend is the expanding scope of applications for these systems. Real-time car following systems offer various applications such as specialized tracking for vehicle security, public transportation system analysis, and fleet management. While each model of car following systems offers different features, they generally have a significant impact on traffic control, primarily by examining interactions between adjacent vehicles. These systems, which create internal modeling and simulations, form the basis for many important research studies and enable control over the movements of vehicles within the system network. Car following system studies are known to hold significant value in understanding environmental and psychological factors, including driver behaviors. Despite the importance of this research area, there is not enough emphasis on car following models. Therefore, the aim of this article is to compile existing studies related to car following systems, highlighting the significance of this field. However, despite the importance and demand for this area, there has not been sufficient research conducted on car following models, and adequate information about these models has not been provided. Hence, the objective of this article is to provide information about car following systems and models and to demonstrate the importance of this system and its impact on traffic conditions.
Keywords: Car following; traffic; model; simulation