Highway Traffic Simulation

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Highway Traffic Simulation

• CS 395 Projects with NetLogo
• Final Project

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Problem

• STANDING WAVE a "rubbernecker slowdown"
  ...without rubberneckers! Traffic-waves need not
  drift backwards. Sometimes they sit in one place.
  Once this type of traffic wave is established, it
  can last nearly forever. New cars MUST slow down
  as they enter, and that's what makes the wave
  persist. You cannot dissolve the slowdown by
  accelerating out at the end, since you're still
  blocked by the driver ahead of you.

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Solution

• Bring a huge space in as you approach it. This
  temporarily cuts off the flow of incoming cars
  which feeds it and keeps it alive. A single
  driver can easily erase a small slowdown.

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Screenshot of working model
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How a user can help dissolve a traffic jam
Android cars Black Human Car Green
Size of traffic wave is reduced while cars behind
user follow at regular intervals without crowding.
User slows down while approaching jam creating
empty space ahead of him.
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Plot observations
Single carefully controlled car brings down
extent of traffic jams.
Plot without any human intervention