AMoDeus and eqasim: Fleet control with behaviourally responsive agents

Aim of the workshop

The aim of the tutorial is to familiarize the audience with eqasim, a novel open source transport simulation tool which is based on the well-known agent-based transport simulation framework MATSim. It’s purpose is to allow for behaviourally rich and service-responsive simulation of large-scale daily mobility patterns based on discrete choice theory. Also based on MATSim, AMoDeus adds functionality for simulating small to large fleets of automated taxis with different operational policies for single-use robotic taxis as well as ride-sharing taxis. It is intended to allow for a detailed comparison between various customizable control algorithms for automated taxi fleets that have proven to significantly impact the performance metrics of such systems.

The tutorial will give instructions and hands-on exercises on how to combine these two frameworks to analyze operational policies under consideration of traveller behaviour. First, the organizers will give an overview of the frameworks and past studies while, in the second part, participants will be able to design their own algorithms and test them in a prepared example scenario. 

Program