application:
An application is a computer program, herein, an
"application" mostly means one of the main, compiled programs that
are included in the SUMO package.
additional-file:
A file that can be included in a sumo
configuration. This is needed to load pois, shapes, bus stops and
variable speed signs. Refer to the format
description for
details.
link:
A connection between two lanes within a junction. Within
microsim, each lane has links (connections) to the following lanes.
A link contains the information whether the vehicle has to
decelerate in front of the junction.
macroscopic:
In a macroscopic traffic (flow) simulation, the atomic
instances are roads; the flow is simulated directly (see
microscopic)
mesoscopic:
In a mesoscopic traffic (flow) simulation, the streets
are partitioned into sections which multiple vehicles may enter and
leave at each simulation step
microscopic:
In a microscopic traffic (flow) simulation, the atomic
instances are vehicles; the flow is simulated by simulating the
vehicles (see macroscopic)
multimodal:
A multimodal traffic simulation is capable of processing
different types of traffic (busses, trains, vehicles etc.)
O/D-matrix (od-matrix):
Origin/Destination-matrix; describes how
many vehicles are moving from each origin to each destination within
a certain time period
option:
A parameter for the application which determines what or how
an application shall do
origin:
The position of the begin of a vehicle journey. Mostly a TAZ
processed by OD2TRIPs within which a "source" edge lies
route:
A route is a complete description of a vehicle's path over
the network; it contains the information when the vehicle departs
(the route starts) and over which edges the vehicle shall drive
script:
A small computer program which normally doees not have to be
compiled. The SUMO package includes several scripts, most written in
Python
source:
A source means a place at which vehicles are inserted into
the street network
source-tar-ball:
A file containing the sources (program code) for a
project. The source code must be compiled in order to get the
runnable application. It is called "tar-ball" because of using the
application "tar" to join all the source files into a single file.
submicroscopic:
In a submicroscopic traffic (flow) simulation, the
atomic instances are parts of the vehicle or the driver (gearing or
behavior is modelled)
TIME: Either a floating point value in seconds (42.3) or a human-readable-time in the format HOUR:MINUTE:SECOND (6:30:0.5) or DAY:HOUR:MINUTE:SECOND (35:12:0:0)
TLS:
traffic lights system
trip:
A reduced information about a vehicle's movement; contains
only the departure time, the begin, and the end edge. Must be
transformed into a route using a router for being used within the
simulation
trip-table (trip list):
A file containing several trips
TS:
Institute of Transportation Systems at the German Aerospace
Center (DLR)
XML:
"eXtensible Markup Language is a universal format
for structured documents and data" as the w3c says. Further
information may be found at http://www.w3c.org/XML/ or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML. Most of the data read and
written by SUMO is stored as XML, see also the page on file
types.