Multiobjective Calibration Framework for Pedestrian Simulation Models: A study on the Effect of Movement Base Cases, Metrics, and Density Levels

<p>Overview of the multiple-objective methodology where <svg height="11.8174pt" id="M34" style="vertical-align:-3.1815pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 11.1398 11.8174" width="11.1398pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M449 634C442 637 425 643 405 650C376 660 341 666 307 666C181 666 98 590 98 485C98 400 170 343 215 310L246 288C307 243 343 204 343 147C343 67 291 18 219 18C104 18 61 124 51 202L23 199C28 124 27 71 27 47C47 22 122 -16 204 -16C324 -16 428 60 428 174C428 256 379 309 307 360L276 382C223 419 179 455 179 516C179 576 221 632 293 632C379 632 410 564 418 487L448 490C446 536 446 592 449 634Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,6.071,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g></svg> to <svg height="11.927pt" id="M35" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 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used metrics, <svg height="9.14241pt" id="M38" style="vertical-align:-3.1815pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.96091 10.2525 9.14241" width="10.2525pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M401 397C401 420 368 448 302 448C245 448 169 416 122 377C62 327 23 254 23 169C23 45 83 -12 181 -12C252 -12 323 29 374 85L358 107C305 62 257 43 210 43C147 43 110 98 110 189V214L313 208L321 256L115 250C132 342 190 405 253 405C291 405 323 389 346 360C356 348 364 348 377 357C392 367 401 384 401 397Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,5.187,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g></svg> to <svg height="9.25202pt" id="M39" style="vertical-align:-3.29111pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.96091 10.4535 9.25202" width="10.4535pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path 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Figure 3: Multiobjective Calibration Framework for Pedestrian Simulation Models: A study on the Effect of Movement Base Cases, Metrics, and Density Levels 

Figure 3 | Multiobjective Calibration Framework for Pedestrian Simulation Models: A study on the Effect of Movement Base Cases, Metrics, and Density Levels 