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Mathematical modeling of transportation systems
Traffic simulation or the simulation of transportation systems is the mathematical modeling of transportation systems through the application of computer software to better help plan, design, and operate transportation systems. Simulation of transportation systems started in the 1950s, and is an important area of discipline in traffic engineering and transportation planning today. Various national and local transportation agencies, academic institutions and consulting firms use simulation to aid in their management of transportation networks. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Traffic simulationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A digital twin in transportation: Real-time synergy of traffic data streams and simulation for virtualizing motorway dynamicsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Driving SimulationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Congested traffic states in empirical observations and microscopic simulationsCited 4,346 times
- Go sideways: MicrosimulationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Paramics DiscoveryA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Congested traffic states in empirical observations and microscopic simulations
Dynamical model of traffic congestion and numerical simulation
Hybrid Mesoscopic–Microscopic Traffic Simulation
Continuum Traffic Simulation
From traffic conflict simulation to traffic crash simulation: Introducing traffic safety indicators based on the explicit simulation of potential driver errors
Elevator Traffic Simulation
Traffic simulation: an analytical review
Queueing Simulation in Heavy Traffic
🆕 Influential since 2022
A digital twin in transportation: Real-time synergy of traffic data streams and simulation for virtualizing motorway dynamics
Data-Driven Traffic Simulation: A Comprehensive Review
Optimizing vehicle dynamics co-simulation performance by introducing mesoscopic traffic simulation
Simulation of mixed traffic with cooperative lane changes
Potential impact of autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic from simulation using real traffic flow
đź“š Books worth reading
Driving SimulationHichem Arioui, Lamri Nehaoua · 2013- 📕The National Simulation CapabilityUnited States Federal Aviation Administration · 1994
- 📕The Center-TRACON Automation SystemDallas G. Denery · 1995
National transport modelsLars Lundqvist, Lars-Göran Mattsson · 2001- 📕In-vehicle information systemsTurner-Fairbank Highway Research Center · 2000
- 📕Effect of lead-aircraft ground-speed quantization on self-spacing performance using a cockpit display of traffic informationJames R. Kelly · 1983
- 📕Functional architecture reference for ATM and data exchangeEuropean Commission · 1998
A review of models of the air traffic control systemsNeville Moray · 1972
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đź”— Related topics
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