Overview Traffic can be viewed as a complex system, with underlying research spanning traffic flow, driver and vehicle performance, and road networks. A Synthetic Traffic SIMulation (ST-SIM) framework was constructed as an expandable platform for Traffic research and validated by the topic of accident reconstruction works.
Research Aim and Objectives The hypothesis in this work has been that micro-level simulation can provide new insight into the causation of road traffic accidents. To test this, the work had the following objectives:
- Review the key elements in traffic research, identifying topics related to the hypothesis to determine the required functionality of micro-level simulation software.
- Identify the steps needed to implement the required functionality by developing the software produced in the previous projects.
- Develop new models and interfaces between them to construct ST-SIM, ensuring that the resulting system remains flexible for future developments.
- Realise ST-SIM using Object-Orient design and programming languages i.e. C++ and VRML.
- Use ST-SIM to reconstruct a number of OTS accident case studies, aiming to achieve qualitative agreement on accident causation with expert opinion and to gain additional quantitative insight through interrogation of model results.
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