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Authors
Udrea, Andreea; Voinescu, Monica; Caramihai, Simona Iuliana; Lupu, Ciprian

Identifier
10.3182/20090603-3-RU-2001.00233

Index Terms
Formalisms and Modeling Techniques

Abstract
The paper presents the first results of a national budgeted “Intelligent Techniques for the Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization of Urban Traffic” research project concerning the modeling, evaluation and optimization of urban traffic. For the modeling phase a dual approach was used – using both Hybrid Petri Nets and Matlab/Simulink models. Models were realized starting from the same assumptions and ontology. The paper will present the modeling methodology, as well as a comparison between the two kinds of models, using the same set of input data. Also, for the considered example, a solution is given, that eliminates traffic blockage.

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