Abstract
In order to develop an intelligent control and management system for urban expressway, this study proposes the dynamic inflow control method and model. In this model, the time-dependent changes in both the inflow demand and the traffic condition on the network and the driver's route choice behavior are explicitly considered. Aimed at the non-recurrent change of traffic flow, the constraint of travel speed is introduced into the model. As a result, this inflow control model can be used not only to prevent traffic jams but also to control a slight jam. This study analyzes the basic characteristics of dynamic control method through simple numerical experiments.