A computer model has been developed to simulate highway traffic for various degrees of automation with a high level of fidelity in regard to driver control and vehicle characteristics. The model simulates vehicle maneuvering in a multi-lane highway traffic system and allows for the use of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies such as an Automated Intelligent Cruise Control (AICC). The structure of the computer model facilitates the use of parallel computers for the highway traffic simulation, since domain decomposition techniques can be applied in a straight forward fashion. In this model, the highway system (i.e. a network of road links) is divided into multiple regions; each region is controlled by a separate link manager residing on an individual processor. A graphical user interface augments the computer model kv allowing for real-time interactive simulation control and interaction with each individual vehicle and road side infrastructure element on each link. Average speed and traffic volume data is collected at user-specified loop detector locations. Further, as a measure of safety the so-called Time To Collision (TTC) parameter is being recorded.


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    Title :

    Highway traffic simulation on multi-processor computers


    Contributors:
    U. R. Hanebutte (author) / E. Doss (author) / A. M. Tentner (author)

    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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