Calibrating Car-Following Models by Using Trajectory Data

Arne Kesting; Martin Treiber

doi:10.3141/2088-16

journal article Jan 01, 2008

Calibrating Car-Following Models by Using Trajectory Data

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board Vol. 2088 No. 1 pp. 148-156 · SAGE Publications

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Abstract

The car-following behavior of individual drivers in real city traffic is studied on the basis of (publicly available) trajectory data sets recorded by a vehicle equipped with a radar sensor. By means of a nonlinear optimization procedure based on a genetic algorithm, the intelligent driver model and the velocity difference model are calibrated by minimizing the deviations between the observed driving dynamics and the simulated trajectory in following the same leading vehicle. The reliability and robustness of the nonlinear fits are assessed by applying different optimization criteria, that is, different measures for the deviations between two trajectories. The obtained errors are between 11% and 29%, which is consistent with typical error ranges obtained in previous studies. It is also found that the calibrated parameter values of the velocity difference model depend strongly on the optimization criterion, whereas the intelligent driver model is more robust. The influence of a reaction time is investigated by applying an explicit delay to the model input. A negligible influence of the reaction time is found and indicates that drivers compensate for their reaction time by anticipation. Furthermore, the parameter sets calibrated to a certain trajectory are applied to the other trajectories; this step allows for model validation. The results indicate that intradriver variability rather than interdriver variability accounts for a large part of the calibration errors. The results are used to suggest some criteria toward a benchmarking of car-following models.

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Published: Jan 01, 2008
Vol/Issue: 2088(1)
Pages: 148-156
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Authors

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Arne Kesting

Institute for Transport and Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Andreas-Schubert-Strasse 23, D-01062 Dresden, Germany.

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Martin Treiber

Institute for Transport and Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Andreas-Schubert-Strasse 23, D-01062 Dresden, Germany.

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Arne Kesting, Martin Treiber (2008). Calibrating Car-Following Models by Using Trajectory Data. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2088(1), 148-156. https://doi.org/10.3141/2088-16

Calibrating Car-Following Models by Using Trajectory Data

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