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
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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
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Corporate Authors:
University of Toronto
Department of Civil Engineering, 35 St George Street
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A4University of California, Berkeley
California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
Richmond, CA United States 94804-4648California Department of Transportation
1120 N Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814University of Toronto
Intelligent Transportation Systems Center
Toronto, Ontario CanadaNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada
,University of Iowa, Iowa City
102 Church Street
Iowa City, IA United States 52242National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590PTV AG
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Authors:
- Fellendorf, Martin
- Vortisch, Peter
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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