Traffic simulation based on the High Level Architecture

Interoperability and reusability are features supported by the new High Level Architecture for Modeling and Simulation (HLA). While the traditional approach of monolithic traffic simulation modeling has proven to be successful, distributed traffic simulations gain more attention. The first part of the paper describes our work with distributed traffic simulation based on the High Level Architecture and the lessons learned from enhancing classic simulation and animation tools for HLA and our first HLA prototypes. The second part elaborates on the additional flexibility that architectures for distributed simulation offer, focusing on the dynamic integration of information relevant to the overall simulation into the dynamic event space. A promising outlook concludes the paper.