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An Extensible Simulation Framework for Evaluating Centralized Traffic Prediction Algorithms
Proceedings of the International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (2015, Shenzhen, China)
  • Michael Wisely
  • A. R. Hurson, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Sahra Sedigh, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and in-dash navigation equipment, traffic data gathered by mobile devices has grown in popularity as a basis for predicting traffic conditions. Mobile devices submit location information to a central server, where future traffic conditions are computed. Because this type of system would be expensive to test with real drivers, algorithms for road traffic prediction are often evaluated according to the outcomes of simulations. These simulations frequently use the same types of vehicle data to model the flow of traffic. Based on the observation that these algorithm simulators share common functionality, we have developed a framework to facilitate the rapid development of simulators for traffic prediction. Using our framework, developers can quickly implement traffic prediction simulators with included data processing and visualization features. To date, we have utilized the framework in creating two separate simulators for influence-aware predictive density queries and naive density queries, respectively.

Meeting Name
International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (2015: Oct. 19-23, Shenzhen, China)
Department(s)
Computer Science
Second Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Algorithms,
  • Data Handling,
  • Data Visualization,
  • Forecasting,
  • Mobile Devices,
  • Simulators,
  • Vehicles,
  • Central Servers,
  • Centralized Traffic,
  • Location Information,
  • Navigation Equipment,
  • Predictive Density,
  • Simulation Framework,
  • Traffic Conditions,
  • Traffic Prediction,
  • Traffic Control,
  • Vehicles,
  • Prediction Algorithms,
  • Roads,
  • Servers,
  • Generators,
  • Data Models,
  • Mobile Handsets,
  • Telecommunication Traffic,
  • Smart Phones
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1509002641
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Publication Date
01 Oct 2016
Citation Information
Michael Wisely, A. R. Hurson and Sahra Sedigh. "An Extensible Simulation Framework for Evaluating Centralized Traffic Prediction Algorithms" Proceedings of the International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (2015, Shenzhen, China) (2016) p. 391 - 396 ISSN: 2378-1297
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sahra-sedigh/18/