Development of CID-free Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Framework

Hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) has gained great attention for its applicability dealing with real-time simulation by factoring in the complexity of hardware signal controllers. In conducting signalized intersection HILS, controller Interface Devices (CIDs) had been necessary components. However, the use of CIDs often makes the simulation framework more redundant by adding an extra hardware component. CIDs also add communication overhead between simulation software and the signal controllers, which may reduce the feasibility of conducting HILS. Besides, modern controllers embedded with advanced control algorithms which are hard to emulate by generic simulation software. To improve exiting HILS framework, the concept of CID-free HILS is proposed. By replacing CIDs with a software module based on National Transportation Communication for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol (NTCIP), HILS becomes more efficient with less hardware redundancy. In view of the interchangeability and interoperability of NTCIP, the proposed CID-free HILS is expected to expand the scope of simulation as well as improve the degree of realism of HILS. The proof-of-concept (POC) test demonstrates that the CID free HILS can be successfully conducted and it can provide comprehensive evaluation for transportation agencies who are planning to enlist advanced adaptive signal control technologies (ASCTs). Moreover, the propose framework show its promising applications in evaluation connective vehicle technologies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB25 Standing Committee on Traffic Signal Systems.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Zhong, Zijia
  • Lee, Joyoung
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
• Date: 2017

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic controllers; Computer network protocols; Hardware in the loop simulation; Interfaces; Prototypes; Test beds
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01628880
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 17-04066
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 15 2017 9:09AM