Based on the kinematic characteristics of the vehicle start wave propagation, a kinematic model for the vehicle start wave which accords with the reality and whose parameters are explicit was built.

• 摘要为寻求一种符合实际且参数意义明确的信号交叉口起动波模型，根据起动波传播的运动学特性建立了起动波的运动学模型。