Published Papers (English Papers Only)

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AVENUE (an Advanced & Visual Evaluator for road Networks in Urban arEas)

SOUND (Simulation On Urban road Networks with Dynamic route choice)

Verification and Validation of Traffic Simulation Models

Online Traffic Simulation

Adaptive Cruise Control / Vehicle Platooning / Automation Drives

Applications of Traffic Simulation Models

  • S. Tanaka, M. Kuwahara, T. Yoshii, R. Horiguchi and H. Akahane :Estimation of Travel Demand and Network Simulators to Evaluate Traffic Management Schemes in Disaster, Proceedings of INCEDE-NCEER Center-to-Center Project Workshop in Earthquake Engineering – Frontiers in Transport Systems, Tokyo, 1998.
  • Ryota Horiguchi, Masao Kuwahara and Toshio Yoshii :Evaluation tools for the effects of ETC toll plaza on road networks (extended abstract), The First International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability, Kyoto, 2001.
  • R Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara:The Art of Utilization of Traffic Simulation Models – How Do We Make Them Be Reliable Tools?, Proceedings of the Internatinal Symposium on Transport Simulation, Yokohama, pp.149-170, August, 2002.
  • R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara: The Art of the Utilization of Traffic Simulation Models: How Do We Make Then Reliable Tools?, Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis (Ed. by R. Kitamura and M. Kuwahara), pp. 131-166, Springer, 2005.
  • Harutoshi YAMADA, Hiroyuki OUCHI, Takayuki HIRASAWA, Kousuke YAMADA, Yasunori KATAYAMA, Ryota HORIGUCHI, Masanori OIKAWA:Applicability of AHS Service for Traffic Congestion in Sag Sections, Proceedigs of 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems,CD-ROM, 2005.11.
  • T. SHITAMA, R. HORIGUCHI, H. AKAHANE, J. XING:Traffic Simulation for Expressway Toll Plaza Based on Successive Vehicle Tracking Data, Proceedings of Internatinal Symposium of Transport Simulation, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2006.
  • R. HORIGUCHI, T. SHITAMA, H. AKAHANE, J. XING: Traffic Simulation for an Expressway Toll Plaza Based on Successive Vehicle Tracking Data, Chapter 11 of Transport Simulation – Beyond Traditional Approaches (Ed. by E. Chung and A. Dumont), EPFL Press, 2009.
  • R. Wang, R. Horiguchi, S. Tanaka and M. Kuwahara: An Analitical Method for Intersection Enterning Traffic Flow Estimation, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, Kunming, China, 2010.08.
  • R. Horiguchi, H. Hanabusa, M. Kuwahara, S. Tanaka, T. Oguchi, H. Oneyama, H. Hirai and S. Hayashi:Validation Scheme for Traffic Simulation to Estimate Environmental Impactsin ‘Energy-ITS Project’, Proceedings of 17th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Busan, Korea, 25-29 October 2010.
  • A. Nakasone, H. Prendinger, M. Miska, M. Lindner, R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara: OpenEnergySim:A 3D Internet Based Experimental Framework for Integrating Traffic Simulation and Multi-User Immersive Driving, SimulationWorks 2011, Barcelona, Spain, March 21-25 2011.
  • H. Hanabusa, K. Koide, T. Komiya, R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara:A traffic simulation model of pedestrian and vehicle for evacuation under natural disaster, 22nd ITS World Congress, Bordeaux, 5–9 October 2015.
  • T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka, R. Horiguchi, J. Tanabe and Y. Mohri:Advanced simulation model in the region of Tokyo metropolitan urban expressway rings, 23rd ITS World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 10–14 October 2016.
  • R. Horiguchi, T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka, J. Tanabe and Y. Mohri: Potential of the Advanced Traffic Management on Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Expressway Rings ‐ Development of Network Simulation Model and its Application, Presented at the 15th ITS Asia Pacific Forum in Hong Kong, 26th to 29th June 2017.
  • Y. Mohri, T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka and R. Horiguchi: Trial Proposals of Advanced Traffic Management on Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Expressway Rings, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies in Ho Chi Minh City, 18th to 21st Sep 2017.
  • R. Horiguchi, T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka, J. Tanabe and Y. Mohri: Potential of the Advanced Traffic Management on Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Expressway Rings ‐ Development of Network Simulation Model and its Application, Presented at the 24th ITS World Congress in Montreal (scientific paper), 29th Oct to 2nd Nov 2017.
  • Hanabusa, H. & Morihisa, I., The Development and Application of a Roundabout Model for Mesoscopic Traffic Simulation Model for Region-wide Area, The 35th Japan Road Conference, Toyo, Japan, 2023.

Advanced Traffic Survey

ATIS and Probe Information

Signal Control

Environmental Assessment Technology

  • K. Tsukui, H. Hanabusa, H. Oneyama, Y. Oshino and M. Kuwahara:CO2 and Noise Evaluation Model Linked with Traffic Simulation for a Citywide Area, International Journal of ITS Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, June 2009.
  • 2. G. Qian, E. Chung and R. Horiguchi:Assessing Eco-driving Performance of a Traffic Platoon at Urban Intersections: An Experimental Study, OPTIMUM2013 – International Symposium on Recent Advances in Transport Modelling, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia, 21-23 April, 2013.
  • 3. M. Kuwahara, R. Horiguchi, S. Hayashi and S. Tanaka: Development of an Assessment Tool of the Effects of ITS on CO2 Emissions, International Journal of Intelligent Transport Systems Research, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 129-140, September 2013. (DOI)10.1007/s13177-013-0063-y
  • 4. K. Ikeuchi T. Oguchi, M. Kuwahara, S. Ono, S. Kamijo, T. Oishi, K. Koide, R. Horiguchi, H. Hanabusa, M. Iijima, M. Yoshimura, Y. Kameda, K. Mori, A. Tanaka, T. Matsunuma, H. Goto, M. Hasegawa, S. Suda, S. Sasaki, S. Yorozu, H. Ichikawa, A. Mitsuyasu, Y. Tamura, D. Oshima, H. Yamashita, M. Sasaki: 8% Reduction of CO2 Emission by Raising Awareness of Citizens: Development and Evaluation of Regional Transport Information System for Promoting Eco-Friendly Travel Behavior, 22nd ITS World Congress, Bordeaux, 5–9 October 2015.
  • G. Qian,E. Chung and R. Horiguchi: An experiment study on eco-driving style acceleration during queue discharge at urban signalised intersections, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, UJST-2018-0175.
  • Tadashi Komiya, Morihisa Iijima, Syuichi Kanari, Daisuke Oshima, Masao Kuwahara:A Case Study on the Effects of CO2 Emission by Last Mile Mobility with Automated Driving as a Public Transportation,17th ITS Symposium 2019,Japan,2019.12.
  • Senri Saitoh, Hisatomo Hanabusa: An analysis of traffic volumes on regular roads under the pandemic situation of COVID-19 in Japan, The 34th Japan Road Conference, No.1024, 2021.11.

Lectures and Presentations

  • Tadashi Komiya, Development of a Nowcast Simulation Framework to Reproduce the Urban Activities in Real-time – for the Realization of Super Flexible Social System with the Post-Pandemic,The 66th JSCE Spring Conference on Infrastructure Planning and Management,SS1,2022.11.
  • Shinichiro Kai, Looking back on the Past, and the Future of Traffic Simulation from the practical perspective, (D-2) The Discussion of the Practical Use of Traffic Simulation, the 4th JSTE Symposium, 2022.12.
  • Ryota Horiguchi,Building transport digital twin based on the online simulation framework,The first international workshop in Smart Mobility, Japan and The University of Melbourne,2022.12.
  • Tadashi Komiya, Kyohei Ichinose, Hisatomo Hanabusa, Ryota Horiguchi, Development of a Nowcast Simulation Framework to Reproduce the Urban Activities in Real-time, ITS Research Forum 2023 Poster Session,2023.01.
  • Ryota Horiguchi, Learning from the Past with ITS, and See the Future, ITS Research Forum 2023, 2023.01.
  • Hisatomo Hanabusa, The Current Situation, Issues and new developments of Traffic Simulation,The 19th Social Implementation Collaborative Study Group Workshop, Center of Research on Adoption of NextGen Transportation Systems, 2023.01.