Cooperative, Connected and Autonomous Mobility: A Simulation Framework for Evaluating Coordination Mechanisms

Abstract

Autonomous driving and vehicular networking have gained traction during the last decade. Simulation is one of the major tools for assessing coordination mechanisms (e.g. intersection control), especially when considering autonomous vehicles. This study proposes a simulation framework for researching MAS-based coordination mechanisms. The framework includes three main components for accurately replicating the scenario, namely a traffic simulator for modeling vehicle dynamics and interactions, a network simulator modeling vehicular networks and a BDI-based agent simulator for modeling cognitive decision-making abilities. We perform a preliminary analysis of the framework to assess its capability to cope with average complexity coordination mechanisms in connected and autonomous vehicle settings.