MATSim explained

MATSim (the Multi-Agent Transport Simulation Toolkit) is an open source software development project developing agent-based software modules intended for use with transportation planning models.

History

"The MATSim project started with Kai Nagel, then at ETH Zurich, and his interest inimproving his work with, and for, the TRansportation ANalysis and SIMulation System (TRANSIMS)project; he also wanted to make the resulting code open-source. AfterKai Nagel’s departure to TU Berlin in 2004, Kay Axhausen joined the team, bringing a different approachand experience."^[1]

Areas of Application

MATSim has been applied to various areas: road transport,^[2] public transport,^[3] freight transport, regional evacuation etc. ^[1]

External links

• http://www.matsim.org/

Notes and References

1. The Multi-Agent Transport SimulationMATSim, edited by Andreas Horni, Kai Nagel, Kay W. Axhausen. https://github.com/matsim-org/book
2. Mahmud. Khizir. Town. Graham E.. A review of computer tools for modeling electric vehicle energy requirements and their impact on power distribution networks. Applied Energy. June 2016. 172. 337–359. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.03.100.
3. Scherr . Wolfgang . Manser . Patrick . Bützberger . Patrick . SIMBA MOBI: Microscopic Mobility Simulation for Corporate Planning . Transportation Research Procedia . 2020 . 49 . 30–43 . 10.1016/j.trpro.2020.09.004 . free .