SimEugene - A City Simulator

The SimEugene project has the goal of creating a city simulator to use while testing wearable applications. SimEugene will support maps which contain standard structures (roads, sidewalks, buildings, etc). Additionally, SimEugene will support bus routes, a network simulator, autonomous agents, and software systems. Our goal is to use the simulator to test our navigation assistance applications without the time consuming and costly process of running real-world trials.

Initial Experiment

For our initial experiment we will be setting up a model of downtown Springfield, OR. We have several navigation routes mapped out in the area. The software model for this experiment will be a thin-client/server based system. Agents in the simulation will carry iPaq devices running the thin-client, communication with the server through a (simulated) wireless internet connection. This model is based, in part, on UCSD's work on their ActiveCampus project. A brief presentation on the project was created by one of our project team members.

SimEugene Project Team

PI:
Prof. Stephen Fickas

Research Assistants:
Andrew Fortier
James Lowry
Jason Prideaux
Colin Thompkins