Calibration of Microscopic Traffic Flow Simulation Models considering Subsets of Links and Parameters

Table 2

Calibration parameter in CORSIM models [3].

Driver behavior	Vehicle performance	Demand patterns
NETSIM model (surface streets)
Queue discharge headway	Speed and acceleration characteristics	Surface street turn movements
Start-up lost time
Distribution of free-flow speed by driver type	Fleet distribution and passenger occupancy
Mean duration of parking maneuvers
Lane-change parameters
Maximum left- and right-turning speeds
Probability of joining spillback
Probability of left-turn jumpers and lagers
Gap acceptance at stop signs
Gap acceptance for left and right turns
Pedestrian delays
Driver familiarity with their path
FRESIM model (freeways)
Mean start-up delay at ramp meters	Speed and acceleration characteristics	Freeway turn movements
Distribution of free-flow speed by driver type
Incident rubbernecking factor	Fleet distribution and passenger occupancy
Car-following sensitivity factor
Lane change gap acceptance parameters	Maximum deceleration values
Parameters that affect the number of discretionary lane changes