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Calibrating and validating vissim microscopic simulation software for the context of Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Jayasooriya, N
dc.contributor.author Bandara, S
dc.contributor.editor Chathuranga, D
dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-22T06:19:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-22T06:19:44Z
dc.date.issued 2018-05
dc.identifier.citation N. Jayasooriya and S. Bandara, "Calibrating and Validating VISSIM Microscopic Simulation Software for the Context of Sri Lanka," 2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 2018, pp. 494-499, doi: 10.1109/MERCon.2018.8421918. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/18658
dc.description.abstract At present, majority of traffic management initiatives are mostly based on trial and error procedures, where no proper traffic theory or simulations are involved. When considering the context of Sri Lanka, the use of traffic simulation software has been the newest addition for the traffic engineering field. However, the outputs obtained from VISSIM traffic simulation software can become unrealistic, if no proper calibration is conducted for the local context. Therefore, the aim of the research is to develop a calibration procedure and identify representative values for parameters required for VISSIM micro simulation software to suit the local Condition. Based on the findings of the literature review, 9 key parameters were identified for calibration purposes of VISSIM, which are further reduced to 5 key parameters based on the sensitivity using statistical tools. These 5 parameters were further simulated in order to identify optimum input values, resulting in minimum percentage error for the difference between observed and simulated queue lengths. The calibrated parameters were successfully validated using 23 signalized intersections in Colombo and Gampaha Districts and these parameter values can be used in future traffic and transportation micro simulation studies. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher IEEE en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8421918/ en_US
dc.subject VISSIM Calibration Parameters en_US
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject simulations en_US
dc.title Calibrating and validating vissim microscopic simulation software for the context of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Engineering Research Unit, University of Moratuwa en_US
dc.identifier.year 2018 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) en_US
dc.identifier.place Moratuwa, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 494-499 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of 2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) en_US
dc.identifier.email nadikakeshan@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.email samanjbandara@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.1109/MERCon.2018.8421918 en_US


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