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🚦 Traffic Flow Waves - 2D Ring Road, Space-Time Diagram and Stop-and-Go Jams (IDM)

2D companion of the traffic flow waves simulation: cars on a ring road follow the intelligent driver model and a space-time diagram shows phantom jams forming and travelling backwards.

Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the traffic flow waves simulation: cars on a ring road follow the intelligent driver model, and a space-time diagram shows how phantom jams form and travel backwards, with a flow-density fundamental diagram.

Traffic WavesIntelligent Driver ModelPhantom JamFundamental DiagramComplex Systems

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install