Research on modeling of complicate traffic simulation system

Abstract

With the increasing of traffic complexity, traffic simulation becomes an important approach to deal with the complicated traffic problems; meanwhile, system modeling plays a more and more important role in the simulation systems. Cellular automata provide a simple discrete deterministic mathematical model for physical, biological, and computational systems and are shown to be capable of complicated behavior and generate complex and random patterns, which are very suitable for the description of complicate traffic environment [7]. A simulation model based on agent technology, HLA/RTI technology and expanded cellular automaton is presented in this paper. The simulation model makes the platform expandable and flexible, at the same time, it can provide high-capable computing resources to solve the complex traffic issues. In the traffic entity model aspects, the expanded cellular automata and agent technology were adopted to model the behaviors of passengers, vehicles, traffic signal lights and so on. The optimal scheme for evacuation of traffic disaster, superintendence of large scale activities and design of traffic environment will be obtained through the simulation model. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.