Road Intersection Traffic Simulation

Overview

This project simulates traffic control at a road intersection in a city. The primary objective is to manage the flow of vehicles through the intersection using traffic lights and ensure that traffic congestion is minimized while avoiding collisions.

Objectives

• Create a traffic control strategy.
• Visualize the strategy with a simulation.
• Use the SDL2 library for visualization.

Environment and Rules

Roads

• Two roads crossing each other, forming an intersection.
• Each road has one lane in each direction.
• Vehicles can turn left, turn right, or go straight.

Traffic Lights

• Positioned at the points where each lane enters the intersection.
• Have only two states: red and green.
• Control algorithm to minimize congestion (not more than 8 vehicles) and avoid collisions.

Vehicles

• Painted in colors indicating their route.
• Fixed velocity.
• Maintain a safe distance from other vehicles.
• Stop at red lights and proceed on green.

Controls

• ↑ Up: Spawn a vehicle moving from the south.
• ↓ Down: Spawn a vehicle moving from the north.
• → Right: Spawn a vehicle moving from the west.
• ← Left: Spawn a vehicle moving from the east.
• r: Spawn a vehicle from a random direction.
• Esc: End the simulation.

Notions

• Documentation for SDL2.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Rust programming language installed
• SDL2 library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/moussadiengsala/road_intersection.git
cd road_intersection

2. Install dependencies:

 cargo build

3. Usage

 cargo run

Use the keyboard controls to spawn vehicles and observe the traffic flow.

Demo

video demo

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Authors

• @Moussa Dieng