Object oriented methodology for urban traffic modelling and simulation

This paper presents an object oriented modeling methodology which is based on a global and structured urban traffic systems (UTS) modeling approach. The methodology exploits an original UTS view and relies upon a modeling process which promotes the development of a global communicative model of a UTS prior to creating a descriptive model and/or a prescriptive one. The paper describes the UTS generic object-oriented conceptual model and the application of the methodology for modeling purposes.