Modeling stochastic perception error in the mean-excess traffic equilibrium model

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1619-1640

  Chen, Anthony ^a   Zhou, Zhong ^b   Lam, William H K ^c  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b Citilabs   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mean excess travel time; Perception error; Stochastic user equilibrium; Travel time budget; Travel time reliability; Variational inequality

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ERRORS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; NUMERICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; TRAVEL TIME; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ALTERNATING DIRECTION METHODS; STOCHASTIC USER EQUILIBRIUM; TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; TRAVEL TIME BUDGETS; TRAVEL TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; TRAVEL TIME RELIABILITY; TRAVEL TIME VARIABILITIES; VARIATIONAL INEQUALITIES;

ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; DECISION ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; STOCHASTICITY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL TIME; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 80455174753     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2011.05.028     Document Type: Article

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