Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2022, 24(2):E49-E62 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2022.2.E49-E62

Traffic Simulation with Open-Source and Commercial Traffic Microsimulators: A Case Study

Nelson Baza-Solares ORCID...1, Ruben Velasquez-Martínez1, Cristian Torres-Bohórquez1, Yerly Martínez-Estupiñán ORCID...1, Cristian Poliziani ORCID...2
1 Universidad Industrial de Santander, Escuela de Ingenieria Civil, Bucaramanga, Colombia
2 Grupo de Investigacion Geomatica, Gestion y Optimizacion de Sistemas, Bucaramanga, Colombia
3 DICAM- University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

The analysis of traffic problems in large urban centers often requires the use of computational tools, which give the possibility to make a more detailed analysis of the issue, suggest solutions, predict behaviors and, above all, support efficient decision-making. Transport microsimulation software programs are a handy set of tools for this type of analysis. This research paper shows a case study where functions and limitations of Aimsun version 8.2.0, a commercial-like European software and Sumo version 1.3.1, a European open-source software, are presented. The input and output data are similar in both software and the interpretation of results is quite intuitive for both, as well. However, Aimsun's graphical interface interprets results more user-friendly, because Sumo is an open-access software presented as an effective alternative tool for transport modeling.

Keywords: Aimsun, Sumo, comparison, microsimulation software

Received: August 26, 2020; Accepted: September 28, 2021; Prepublished online: December 22, 2021; Published: April 1, 2022  Show citation

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Baza-Solares, N., Velasquez-Martínez, R., Torres-Bohórquez, C., Martínez-Estupiñán, Y., & Poliziani, C. (2022). Traffic Simulation with Open-Source and Commercial Traffic Microsimulators: A Case Study. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 24(2), E49-62. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2022.2.E49-E62
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