Distributed Simulation of Cooperatively Interacting Vehicles

The field of cooperatively interacting vehicles requires complex simulation infrastructures dealing with various aspects such as vehicle, traffic, and communication models. In this work we present a modular and extensible simulator architecture, design patterns, and best practices for this domain. We show how extension points for co-simulators can be employed allowing the engineer to tailor a simulation environment to his needs. Moreover, we introduce the sectoring approach distributing the computational burden of a simulation over a series of workers thereby allowing us to cope with a large number of participants residing in large urban areas.