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http://dx.doi.org/10.7855/IJHE.2016.18.2.091

Comparison Study of O/D Estimation Methods for Building a Large-Sized Microscopic Traffic Simulation Network: Cases of Gravity Model and QUEEENSOD Method  

Yoon, Jung Eun (한국건설기술연구원 도로연구소)
Lee, Cheol Ki (아주대학교 교통시스템공학과)
Lee, Hwan Pil (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원)
Kim, Kyung Hyun (아주대학교 건설교통공학과)
Park, Wonil (운수산업연구원)
Yun, Ilsoo (아주대학교 교통시스템공학과)
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International Journal of Highway Engineering / v.18, no.2, 2016 , pp. 91-101 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSES : The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the QUEENSOD method and the gravity model in estimating Origin-Destination (O/D) tables for a large-sized microscopic traffic simulation network. METHODS : In this study, an expressway network was simulated using the microscopic traffic simulation model, VISSIM. The gravity model and QUEENSOD method were used to estimate the O/D pairs between internal and between external zones. RESULTS: After obtaining estimations of the O/D table by using both the gravity model and the QUEENSOD method, the value of the root mean square error (RMSE) for O/D pairs between internal zones were compared. For the gravity model and the QUEENSOD method, the RMSE obtained were 386.0 and 241.2, respectively. The O/D tables estimated using both methods were then entered into the VISSIM networks and calibrated with measured travel time. The resulting estimated travel times were then compared. For the gravity model and the QUEENSOD method, the estimated travel times showed 1.16% and 0.45% deviation from the surveyed travel time, respectively. CONCLUSIONS : In building a large-sized microscopic traffic simulation network, an O/D matrix is essential in order to produce reliable analysis results. When link counts from diverse ITS facilities are available, the QUEENSOD method outperforms the gravity model.
Keywords
gravity model; QUEENSOD method; O/D estimation; microscopic traffic simulation model; genetic algorithm;
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