Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2

Research Article

Development of Road Traffic CA Model of 4-Way Intersection to Study Travel Time

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_80,
        author={Anna Lawniczak and Bruno Stefano},
        title={Development of Road Traffic CA Model of 4-Way Intersection to Study Travel Time},
        proceedings={Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2},
        proceedings_a={COMPLEX PART 2},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Traffic Modeling Travel Time Cellular Automata Agent Based Simulation},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_80}
    }
    
  • Anna Lawniczak
    Bruno Stefano
    Year: 2012
    Development of Road Traffic CA Model of 4-Way Intersection to Study Travel Time
    COMPLEX PART 2
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_80
Anna Lawniczak1,*, Bruno Stefano2,*
  • 1: University of Guelph
  • 2: Nuptek Systems Ltd.
*Contact email: alawnicz@uoguelph.ca, b.distefano@ieee.org

Abstract

We describe our development of a road traffic CA (Cellular Automata) model of the four most common types of 4-way intersection (Yield-controlled intersections, Stop-controlled intersections, Signal-controlled intersections, and Roundabout-based intersection). We developed this model to study how these four different types of 4-way intersection affect road traffic flow and congestion in general and “travel time” in particular. In this paper we describe the model and 4WayCA.exe, the traffic simulator software package in which the model has been implemented. We focus in particular on the model abstractions and on the simulator architecture.