A discrete-event and hybrid traffic simulation model based on SimEvents for intelligent transportation system analysis in Mcity

An intelligent transportation systems (ITS) is a typical cyber-physical system (CPS) in which physical components, for example, Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs), are monitored and controlled through a network of cyber and physical components. Such systems, therefore, contain event-driven dynamics along with time-driven dynamics. The proposed discrete-event and hybrid simulation framework based on SimEvents facilitates testing for safety and performance evaluation of an ITS and has been used to build a traffic simulation model of the Mcity test facility. It is specifically designed for testing CAVs and contains various road/lane configurations and a complete instrumentation system. This enables users to study traffic at the microscopic level, including the effectiveness of new control algorithms for CAVs under different traffic scenarios, the event-driven aspects of transportation systems, and the effects of communication delays. The framework spans multiple toolboxes including MATLAB?, Simulink?, and SimEvents?.