Connected Vehicle Simulation
ETFOMM was designed to support connected-vehicle communication-in-the-loop simulation and integration with traffic signal controller logic.
Research-Oriented Open-Source Simulation
ETFOMM was created to give transportation researchers and educators a transparent and extensible platform for microscopic traffic simulation. The platform helps users examine simulation rules, improve algorithms, add new functions, and share improvements with the transportation research community.
This approach is especially important because traffic simulation models include many human-factor-related rules. ETFOMM provides a pathway for researchers to understand those rules, avoid misuse, address bugs, and extend the software for emerging technologies and operations concepts.
Representative Research Uses
Hardware-in-the-Loop Operations
The software supports NTCIP-based hardware-in-the-loop concepts and advanced signal-control research without relying on closed controller interface descriptions.
Integrated Corridor Management
ETFOMM has been tested in integrated corridor-management research contexts and supports freeway diversion and corridor-level operations analysis.
Teaching and Training
ETFOMM supports transportation education by exposing students to the structure of microscopic traffic simulation, roadway network modeling, traffic control, animation, trajectory data, and safety analysis. The open research architecture makes it suitable for graduate research, classroom demonstrations, workshops, and experimental algorithm development.