Development of the Capability-Enhanced PARAMICS Simulation Environment

This report summarizes research work conducted under TO4304 at the University of California, Irvine. Under this task order, the research team provided Caltrans with on-call direct support, technical guidance, and research related support. A series of Paramics plug-ins were developed and have been released to Caltrans. These plug-ins include actuated signal, multiple actuated signal timing plan, actuated signal coordination, detector data aggregator, ramp metering control, on-ramp queue override control, ALINEA ramp metering control, BOTTLENECK ramp metering control, SWARM Ramp metering control, and Freeway MOE. They complement the current Paramics simulation model and enhance its functionalities. This report describes how we developed these plug-ins and the step-by-step procedure to use them. It can be used as user manuals