I find lane-based microscopic simulation models inadequate for modelling realistic trajectories of human driven vehicles and highly automated vehicles that follow a 2D path. Any suggestions or ideas are welcome.
Hi Nassim, thanks for the suggestion. Isn't SUMO lane based? I haven't tried it. However, i know about some work that segregates a road lane into smaller strips. Or is there a variant that is non- lane based?
Hi Freddy, just for completeness I would like to mention that VISSIM is able to move vehicles continuously in both longitudinal and lateral directions. That is how we modeled indian traffic without lane discipline, or bicycle traffic for example. It is probably not exactly what you are looking for, because the model for the lateral movement is not very sophisticated, but the simulation framework can handle it, what is more than in most other tools.
what type of vehicle, what kind of road, at what stage of traffic flow (velocity of traffic flow depending on Level of Service) and for what purpose to solve a traffic problem you are modeling? Sorry, I guess the approach has at first to be clarified!