摘要: |
Microscopic traffic simulation models are very powerful tools as they provide inexpensive, fast, and risk-free evaluation environment. They not only provide the simulation of scenarios that cannot be practically tested in real world conditions, but also allow various network wide performance measures including travel times, delay and emissions. In addition, traffic simulation models are also being used extensively in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) researches. However, there is a need to develop appropriate methodology and gain experience in practical usage of traffic simulation models to evaluate ITS deployments. In this study, the procedure relevant to building a microscopic traffic simulation-based test-bed for ITS applications is presented. This thesis describes the entire process for building a microscopic traffic simulation-based test-bed for ITS using a case study. The process consists of building a basic traffic simulation network, the API development for coordinated actuated signal control and, the dynamic O-D matrix estimation for the network. |