Iterative Calibration of VISSIM Simulator Based on Genetic Algorithm

Journal Title: Acta Technica Jaurinensis - Year 2015, Vol 8, Issue 2

Abstract

In the recent decade, computer simulation has been developed enormously in all engineering fields and has become a basic step of design. Accordingly, simulation plays a fundamental role in road traffic engineering offering a basis for the effective analysis of intelligent traffic control systems. A reliable simulator is able to provide effective analysis of a given traffic network if the applied simulation scenarios properly converge to the real-word situation. This requirement can be achieved based on the mixed use of prior real-world traffic measurements and proper simulation settings.  The latter one, however, is not straightforward. Accordingly, the paper proposes a potential calibration method to create true-to-life VISSIM simulations. VISSIM is one of the most popular microscopic traffic simulator, a well-known software applied in engineering and scientific practice as well. Basically, a calibration technique with genetic algorithm optimization is proposed to reproduce realistic traffic on a network based on floating car speed data.

Authors and Affiliations

T. Tettamanti, A. Csikós, I. Varga

Keywords

Related Articles

FEM Modeling and Weight Reduction of a Solar Energy Driven Racing Car Chassis

The paper demonstrates the strength analysis of a solar energy driven racing car chassis with two different mechanical modeling, beam-bar and shell modeling. Weight reduction is also a key point in the stages of car desi...

Sensitivity Study of a Nonlinear Semi-Active Suspension System

In this paper the OAT (one-at-a-time) sensitivity analysis of a nonlinear semi-active suspension system is carried out with numerical simulation. A specific property of the system is chosen for measure sensitivity, which...

Analysing the Speed-flow Relationship in Urban Road Traffic

In road traffic, speed-flow curves describe the relationship between vehicle flow rates and average vehicle speeds. These functions are one of the basic elements of transport modelling and they are widely used in project...

Mechanical, Morphological and Thermal Characterization of Compatibilized Poly(lactic acid)/Thermoplastic Starch Blends

A two-step compounding procedure was used to produce binary blends composed of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)  and thermoplastic starch (TPS) with varying component ratios. Subsequently, three different chemical connectors wer...

Pinpoint Loading Examinations of Poly(lactic acid) Biopolymers

We have made a new mounting unit for Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) equipment, suitable for measuring microhardness and indentation, and examined its usability on thermoplastic poly(lactic acid) (PLA) material. ...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP630759
  • DOI 10.14513/actatechjaur.v8.n2.365
  • Views 205
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

T. Tettamanti, A. Csikós, I. Varga (2015). Iterative Calibration of VISSIM Simulator Based on Genetic Algorithm. Acta Technica Jaurinensis, 8(2), 145-152. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-630759