Evaluation of car-following-models at controlled intersections

Kurzfassung

Traffic simulations can help to investigate new traffic and transportation management solutions for overcoming problems like traffic jams, accidents or environmental pollution. For this a valid simulation model is needed. This paper provides an overview of the open source traffic simulation framework SUMO (Simulation of Urban MObility) and evaluates the implemented carfollowing models at controlled intersections with regard to vehicle positions and speeds. Particularly intersections can be bottlenecks for high traffic volumes and have a higher risk for accidents. Therefore this study focuses on traffic behavior at urban intersections.