knaaga/concurrency-traffic-simulation

A traffic simulation consisting of cars trying to pass traffic lights and an intersection. Demonstrates key concurrency concepts in C++ such as mutexes, locks and message queues. OpenCV has been used to build the graphical sections

Concurrent Traffic Simulation

Simulation of the Arc de Triomphe roundabout in Paris

(However, note that this animation does not even begin to show the true magnitude of the traffic hell out there. Check this out for reference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXfGZF2-sUU)

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.