Overview

This code simulates the optimal velocity model (OVM) or a multiple car following (MCF) model.

Dependencies

Matplotlib

NumPy

SciPy

scikit-learn

Usage

See ovm.ipynb for further instructions.

Literature

Bando, M., Hasebe, K., Nakayama, A., Shibata, A., and Sugiyama, Y. (1995). Dynamical model of traffic congestion and numerical simulation. Physical review E, 51(2):1035.

Peng, G. H. and Sun, D. H. (2010). A dynamical model of car-following with the consideration of the multiple information of preceding cars. Physics Letters A, 374(15):1694–1698.