An intelligent vehicle model for 3D visual traffic simulation

An intelligent vehicle model is proposed for real-time traffic simulation in 3D virtual environments. In our approach, a traffic flow is comprised of autonomous virtual agents/vehicles, each of which has its own behaviour characteristic. Traffic simulation is the result of the collective behaviour of every virtual agent, which similarly to the reality, is affected by the factors concerning the design and condition of roads, traffic control signals, and the movement of other nearby vehicles. Synthetic vision has been attached to each virtual vehicle to assist its decision making process. The system is capable of handling a large number of intelligent vehicles in a large complex environment for traffic simulation and training.