The principles of calibrating traffic microsimulation models

The principles of calibrating traffic microsimulation models

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Article ID: iaor20091281
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 35
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 347
End Page Number: 362
Publication Date: May 2008
Journal: Transportation
Authors: ,
Keywords: simulation: analysis
Abstract:

Traffic microsimulation models normally include a large number of parameters that must be calibrated before the model can be used as a tool for prediction. A wave of methodologies for calibrating such models has been recently proposed in the literature, but there have been no attempts to identify general calibration principles based on their collective experience. The current paper attempts to guide traffic analysts through the basic requirements of the calibration of microsimulation models. Among the issues discussed here are underlying assumptions of the calibration process, the scope of the calibration problem, formulation and automation, measuring goodness-of-fit, and the need for repeated model runs.

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