Research Article

Research on the Traffic Flow Control of Urban Occasional Congestion Based on Catastrophe Theory

Table 2

Calculation of system evolution parameters under occasional congestion.

ParameterSituation
Lane 2 is occupied Lane 3 is occupied Lanes 2 and 3 are occupied at the same time

Road capacity1863.082013.85538.46
Traffic flow at breakpoints2433.142564.60774.55
Change rate of the flow when it is stable−53.75%−56.01%−68.00%
Change rate of capacity when it is stable21.45%22.82%30.52%