Microsimulation calibration using speed-flow relationships

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2088, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Menneni, Sandeep ^a   Sun, Carlos ^a   Vortisch, Peter ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b University Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES; FLOW RELATIONSHIP; FLOW-GRAPHS; FREEWAY NETWORKS; MATCHING SPEED; MICROSIMULATION; SAN FRANCISCO; SIMULATION MODEL; SPEED FLOW; TEST NETWORK;

FLOW GRAPHS;

EID: 63849248520     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2088-01     Document Type: Article

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