Development of a Hybrid Traffic Simulation Framework for CO₂ Evaluation

Abstract

    This paper introduces development of a hybrid traffic simulation framework that evaluates impacts on CO₂ emissions due to several ITS applications. We developed the prototype using this framework harmonized with CO₂ emission model (EM). This framework provides a simulation environment to combine three traffic simulation models (SOUND, AVENUE and MicroAVENUE) in different resolutions. ITS applications should be evaluated comprehensively so that various ITS applications with different scales of impacts can be assessed. Therefore, we develop the hybrid simulation model that is applicable to a wide range of spatial scales from a large area such as a whole Japan to a small area covering dozens of intersections. This study is a part of our themes in the Energy ITS Project.