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Overview of VEDENS
The VEDENS model offers greater flexibility and a more realistic
approach to understanding motorway-type traffic flows than has been available
previously. In particular it allows driver behaviour and vehicle types to be
integrated into a detailed model of the road layout at the level of individual
vehicles. It also offers an understanding of the type of decision-making
algorithm which would be necessary for any on-board "auto pilot" for vehicle
control. It is easy to set up a simulation, without the need for large volumes
of origin-destination (OD) data. It also breaks away from the stereotyped models
of different regimes, such as car following, emergency braking, etc., by using a
single driver decision algorithm which is linked to the characteristics assigned
to the drivers.
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