chengKID/Concurrent_Traffic_Simulation

A multithreaded traffic simulator using a real urban map (Paris). Each vehicle will be implemented on different thread. The intersections to facilitate traffic should be managed to avoid collisions.

Project: a Concurrent Traffic Simulation

This project will develop a traffic simulation in which vehicles are moving along streets and are crossing intersections. However, with increasing traffic in the city, traffic lights are needed for road safety. Each intersection will therefore be equipped with a traffic light. So you need to build a suitable and thread-safe communication protocol between vehicles and intersections to complete the simulation. Note: concurrent programming will be used here (such as mutexes, locks and message queues) to implement the traffic lights and integrate them properly in the code base.

Dependencies for Running Locally

• cmake >= 2.8
  • All OSes: click here for installation instructions
• make >= 4.1 (Linux, Mac), 3.81 (Windows)
  • Linux: make is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: install Xcode command line tools to get make
  • Windows: Click here for installation instructions
• OpenCV >= 4.1
  • The OpenCV 4.1.0 source code can be found here
• gcc/g++ >= 5.4
  • Linux: gcc / g++ is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: same deal as make - install Xcode command line tools
  • Windows: recommend using MinGW

Basic Build Instructions

1. Clone this repo.
2. Make a build directory in the top level directory: mkdir build && cd build
3. Compile: cmake .. && make
4. Run it: ./traffic_simulation.