Design of comprehensive microsimulator of household vehicle fleet composition, utilization, and evolution

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2254, 2011, Pages 44-57

  Paleti, Rajesh ^a   Eluru, Naveen ^b   Bhat, Chandra R ^a   Pendyala, Ram M ^c   Adler, Thomas J ^d   Goulias, Konstadinos G ^e  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

^d RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEET OPERATIONS; VEHICLES;

CALIFORNIA; FLEET COMPOSITION; MICROSIMULATORS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; PREFERENCE DATA; RESEARCH EFFORTS; REVEALED PREFERENCE; STATED PREFERENCES; VEHICLE FLEETS; VEHICLE OWNERSHIP;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 84857838608     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2254-06     Document Type: Article

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