Synteza sprzętowa i programowa symulatora sterowania ruchem pojazdów na określonym obszarze

W niniejszym artykule przedstawiono wieloelementowe, sprzętowo-programowe środowisko symulacyjne do sterowania ruchu drogowego. Główną ideą było wytworzenie łatwo rozbudowywalnego, elastycznego symulatora ruchu drogowego umożliwiającego prowadzenie badań z zakresu sterowania ruchem drogowym. Wykorzystano do tego specjalnie opracowane makiety obszarowe (różne rodzaje skrzyżowań dróg), sterowniki PLC oraz opracowano program komputerowy interpretujący dane pochodzące z makiet.

The multi-component, hardware and software simulation environment for traffic control is presented in this paper. The main idea was to create easy extendable, flexible simulation facility for research in the field of traffic control. A specially designed model area (different types of road junctions: a T-type intersection, crossing four roads classical and a typical junction, which is a model of a real system of roads in Szczecin), PLCs and a proprietary computer program that interprets data from the model were used for this purpose. The paper presents the concept of a hardware-software simulator (Fig. 1) together with a description of individual elements (Figs. 2, 3 and 5). It is worth mentioning that the way to develop a program and the layout and type of PLC allows the connection of any mock-ups that will provide the appropriate signals. These signals are interpreted and on the basis of them the so-called scenario will be generated. Finally, the paper presents a real situation that could occur at the T-type intersection (vehicle enters the intersection and cannot leave it). Due to the fact that the models are equipped with the so-called inductive loops, the system offers an appropriate scenario to avoid blocking the intersection. The paper can be concluded with a statement that the developed hardware-software simulator allows conducting research in the field of traffic control in a safe and collision-free way.