A Three-Tier Communication and Control Structure for the Distributed Simulation of an Automated Highway System

Abstract

This paper presents an Automated Highway Simulation using a hierarchy of communication to resolve advanced traffic situations. The simulation is being done to study communication paradigms, traffic concepts, and road design. The simulation is three dimensional; projected in a two-dimensional space, and implemented as a client/server and peer-to-peer system using Java. Vehicles communicate with each other using a linked graph called a 6 way DSM, or dynamic socket mesh. Cars also use a higher communication layer - called a segment controller, and segment controllers coordinate with each other using the simulation controller.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA529786

Entities

People

  • E. L. Brown
  • R. Maarfi
  • S. Ramaswamy

Organizations

  • Tennessee Technological University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ambulances
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Classification
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Efficiency
  • Environment
  • Hierarchies
  • Instructions
  • Line Of Sight
  • Radio Communications
  • Simulations
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Database Systems and Applications

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers