Estimating a model of dynamic activity generation based on one-day observations: Method and results

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 447-460

  Arentze, Theo A ^a   Ettema, Dick ^b   Timmermans, Harry J P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity based modeling; Dynamic activity generation; Estimation; Time use; Travel demand modeling

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DYNAMIC MODELS; ESTIMATION; TRANSPORTATION;

ACTIVITY BASED MODELING; ACTIVITY-BASED MODELS; DYNAMIC ACTIVITY GENERATIONS; LARGE-SCALE DYNAMICS; MODELING OF DYNAMICS; NATIONAL TRAVEL SURVEYS; TIME USE; TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 78650821443     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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