Method and Strategy for Parallelizing Microscopic Traffic Simulation

Compare to field traffic evaluation, computer simulation is less time and cost consuming, safer and easier to perform. With the development of parallel computing technologies, microscopic traffic simulation of large-scale road network can be achieved faster. This paper will first study the feasibility of applying microscopic parallel simulation on traffic network. Then, evaluate and compare the algorithm of two parallel traffic simulation systems AIMSUN and TRANSIMS. Finally suitable method and strategy on the parallel microscopic traffic simulation is recommended.