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Traffic Simulation and Visual Verification in Smog

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Xiaoheng Jiang,

Bing ZhouAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST), Volume 10, Issue 1

Article No.: 3, Pages 1 - 17

https://doi.org/10.1145/3200491

Published: 28 November 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Smog causes low visibility on the road and it can impact the safety of traffic. Modeling traffic in smog will have a significant impact on realistic traffic simulations. Most existing traffic models assume that drivers have optimal vision in the simulations, making these simulations are not suitable for modeling smog weather conditions. In this article, we introduce the Smog Full Velocity Difference Model (SMOG-FVDM) for a realistic simulation of traffic in smog weather conditions. In this model, we present a stadia model for drivers in smog conditions. We introduce it into a car-following traffic model using both psychological force and body force concepts, and then we introduce the SMOG-FVDM. Considering that there are lots of parameters in the SMOG-FVDM, we design a visual verification system based on SMOG-FVDM to arrive at an adequate solution which can show visual simulation results under different road scenarios and different degrees of smog by reconciling the parameters. Experimental results show that our model can give a realistic and efficient traffic simulation of smog weather conditions.

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Traffic Simulation and Visual Verification in Smog
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Visualization
    1. Visualization techniques

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ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology Volume 10, Issue 1

Special Issue on Visual Analytics

January 2019

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DOI:10.1145/3295616

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Published: 28 November 2018

Accepted: 01 February 2018

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Received: 01 August 2017

Published in TIST Volume 10, Issue 1

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