VALIDATION OF THE MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC FLOW MODEL VISSIM IN DIFFERENT REAL-WORLD SITUATIONS

This paper presents the possibilities of validating the microscopic traffic flow simulation model VISSIM, both on a microscopic and a macroscopic level. VISSIM implements a psycho-physical car-following model and thus provides a very realistic driving behavior. The complex model offers, but also requires, many model parameters that can be calibrated using measurement data from driving experiments. Some examples of how certain parameters influence driving behavior are given by comparing a simulated approach-and-following-process with records from a probe vehicle. The model parameters can be adjusted to reflect different traffic situations. As examples, the model is validated using measurement data taken from a German freeway and from a US freeway, where driver behavior as well as traffic regulations are substantially different

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 2001. Transportation Research Board, Washington DC. Remarks: Paper prepared for presentation at the 80th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2001. Format: CD ROM
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Toronto

  Department of Civil Engineering, 35 St George Street
  Toronto, Ontario  Canada  M5S 1A4

  University of California, Berkeley

  California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
  Richmond, CA  United States  94804-4648

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  University of Toronto

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Center
  Toronto, Ontario  Canada 

  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada

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  University of Iowa, Iowa City

  102 Church Street
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  PTV AG

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• Authors:
  • Fellendorf, Martin
  • Vortisch, Peter
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 80th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Date: 2001-1-7 to 2001-1-11
• Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car following; Freeways; Simulation; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00814830
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 20 2001 12:00AM