An Integrated Interface to Design Driving Simulation Scenarios

The authors present the latest developments made at the INTRAS-LISITT driving simulation facility to integrate in a common platform the design tools, data formats and run-time processes required to manage the correlated layers of conventional simulation databases together with a scenario control system. These developments have been focused on the following aims: a) To integrate in a single tool the edition of the visual database, the logical structure of the network containing complex intersections, and accurate ground surface information, b) To develop friendly graphic interface function for designing the geometry of highways following engineering standards and automatically supporting design constraints; and c) To define a modular traffic simulation architecture able to support different behavior models. Examples of application are described.