Analysis of distribution and calibration of car-following sensitivity parameters in microscopic traffic simulation models

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1876, 2004, Pages 41-51

  Schultz, Grant G ^a   Rilett, L R ^b,c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; VEHICLES;

AUTOMATED CALIBRATION; SENSITIVITY PARAMETERS; TRAFFIC SIMULATION; TRAVEL TIME DATA;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 15544378089     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1876-05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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