Simulation Modeling and Optimization of Traffic Flows in Local Sections of the Street Road Network Using AnyLogic

Abstract

An approach to simulation modeling and optimization of traffic flows in local sections of the street road network using AnyLogic and heuristic algorithms is presented. A feature of this approach is the use of agent-based (ABM) and discrete-event simulation methods supported in the AnyLogic system. An original swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) is proposed, modified for the problem of optimizing road traffic on a real section of the road (near the Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station in Moscow). Numerical experiments were performed to confirm the possibility of optimizing the duration of traffic light phases in order to minimize the average travel time of vehicles on a simulated section of the street road network.