How parameters of microscopic traffic flow models relate to traffic dynamics in simulation: Implications for model calibration

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2124, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Punzo, Vincenzo ^a   Ciuffo, Biagio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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ANALYSE OF VARIANCES; CALIBRATION PROBLEMS; CALIBRATION PROCESS; EFFECT OF PARAMETERS; MICROSCOPIC MODELS; MODEL CALIBRATION; TRAFFIC DYNAMICS; TRAFFIC FLOW MODELLING; TRAFFIC MICROSIMULATION MODELS; TRAFFIC PHASIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 76149136947     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2124-25     Document Type: Article

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