A Game-Engine-Based Platform for Modeling and Computing Artificial Transportation Systems

• Published in: IEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 343 - 353
• Main Authors: Miao, Qinghai, Zhu, Fenghua, Lv, Yisheng, Cheng, Changjian, Chen, Cheng, Qiu, Xiaogang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.06.2011; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Artificial transportation systems (ATS); Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Construction; distributed simulation; Engines; game engine; Games; Intelligent transportation systems; Mathematical models; Modules; Networks; Platforms; Studies; Training; Transportation systems; Urban areas
• ISSN: 1524-9050; 1558-0016
• DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2010.2103400

A game-engine-based modeling and computing platform for artificial transportation systems (ATSs) is introduced. As an important feature, the artificial-population module (APM) is described in both its macroscopic and microcosmic aspects. In this module, each person is designed similarly to the actors in games. The traffic-simulation module (TSM) is another important module, which takes advantage of Delta3D to construct a 3-D simulation environment. All mobile actors are also managed by this module with the help of the dynamic-actor-layer (DAL) mechanism that is offered by Delta3D. The platform is designed as agent-oriented, modularized, and distributed. Both modules, together with components that are responsible for message processing, rules, network, and interactions, are organized by the game manager (GM) in a flexible architecture. With the help of the network component, the platform can be constructed to implement a distributed simulation. Finally, four experiments are introduced to show functions and features of the platform.