During simulation, vehicles travel along the routes they are assigned. The real demand determined during volume balancing must be rounded, as individual vehicles move through the network during simulation. The rounding for all OD pairs and balancing time intervals is done with no demand lost.
The simulation uses a node-edge graph which is generated based on the defined network. First, the permitted transport systems must be defined for links, turns, and connectors; for lanes and lane turns, the transport system set can be further restricted, e.g., to represent special lanes for cabs, electric or autonomous vehicles, or the like. For nodes, define the control type, the control data, and the node topology.
The simulation is based on a simplified car following model. Simplified assumptions are made for lane selection based on the lanes and lane turns defined at the intersection and the transport systems allowed on these objects.
