Project Title: Validating and Optimizing Simulation Parameters For Autonomous Vehicles
Student: Archie HILTON 
Course: BSc in Computer Science 

Abstract: 
Autonomous vehicle simulation is challenging. With the proprietary nature of most 
real-world models, the best that people endeavouring to simulate these kinds of 
vehicles can do right now is an educated guessor approximation at what the parameters 
should be for a given model. This dissertation investigates the parameters chosen by 
a specific author, Duff, in his 2018 paper, attempting to validate or invalidate his 
autonomous driver modelling methods. From there, this project then aims to find either 
a suitable model, or an improvement over Duff ’s. Results from this simulation show 
that Duff ’s model was indeed invalid when compared to what real-world research expected; 
a more suitable model was also found, though its validity may be questionable. Overall, 
this dissertation succeeded in its goals, but only just. Many aspects could be improved, 
which are discussed.