Specification, estimation and validation of a pedestrian walking behavior model

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-56

  Robin, Th ^a   Antonini, G ^b   Bierlaire, M ^a   Cruz, J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior model; Cross nested logit model; Cross validation; Discrete choice model; Dynamic choice set; Estimation; Forecast model; Microscopic model; Operational level; Pedestrian; Real data; Specification; Validation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; SPECIFICATIONS;

BEHAVIOR MODEL; CROSS NESTED LOGIT MODEL; CROSS VALIDATION; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; DYNAMIC CHOICE SET; FORECAST MODEL; MICROSCOPIC MODELING; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; PEDESTRIAN; REAL DATA; VALIDATION; WALKING;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MODELING; PEDESTRIAN; WALKING;

EID: 55049136141     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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