Title
A demonstration of distribution-based calibration
Abstract
Calibration plays a fundamental role in successful applications of traffic simulation models and Intelligent Transportation Systems. In this research, the use of distributions in calibration process is motivated. The optimization of model parameters is fulfilled using the Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation (SPSA) algorithm. The output of the optimization is a distribution of parameter values, capturing a wide range of various traffic conditions. As a proof of concept, a case study is also presented where the proposed framework is implemented for the distribution-based calibration of the car-following model used in the TransModeler microscopic traffic simulation model. The use of parameter distributions is preferred to using point parameter values, as it is more realistic, capturing the heterogeneity of driver behavior, and allows the simultaneous study of various driving behavior patterns. Flexibility is thus introduced into the calibration process and restrictions generated by conventional calibration methods are relaxed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/MTITS.2015.7223244
2015 International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (MT-ITS)
Keywords
Field
DocType
distribution-based calibration,SPSA algorithm,parameters optimization,car-following models
Approximation algorithm,Mathematical optimization,Simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation,Computer science,Traffic simulation,Proof of concept,Acceleration,Intelligent transportation system,Calibration,Traffic conditions
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-9-6331-3140-4
0
0.34
References 
Authors
5
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
ioulia markou1131.99
papathanasopoulou211.41
Constantinos Antoniou36818.13