Our newest article titled “A digital twin in transportation: Real-time synergy of traffic data streams and simulation for virtualizing motorway dynamics” has been published in the international scientific journal Advanced Engineering Informatics. The open-access version of the article is now available online.
This article was written under the co-authorship of Ph.D. student Krešimir Kušić, prof. René Schumann and prof. Edouard Ivanjko. It is a result of Krešimir’s research during the mobility at the Smart Infrastructure Laboratory in Valais/Wallis (HES-SO) supported by The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (2021-2022).
In this study, we propose methodological steps for the functional integration of continuous data streams from traffic counters across the physical motorway by running a microscopic simulation. As a result, we developed a continuously calibrated microsimulation-based Digital Twin of the physical motorway. Additionally, we present a conceptual application and foundation of our Digital Twin in traffic management on motorways.