Research Article
Cross-Comparison and Calibration of Two Microscopic Traffic Simulation Models for Complex Freeway Corridors with Dedicated Lanes
Table 5
Calibration of freeway flows under RMSE criterion.
| Freeway: 5-min flows of SR-99 Northbound |
| Criterion 3: RMSE |
| Detector Location (post-mile) | Target | AIMSUN | MOTUS | RMSE | Target Met? | RMSE | Target Met? |
| 287.3 | RMSPE < 15% | 2.59% | Yes | 12.54% | Yes |
| 287.6 | RMSPE < 15% | 13.61% | Yes | 14.46% | Yes |
| 289.3 | RMSPE < 15% | 11.98% | Yes | 13.10% | Yes |
| 289.4 | RMSPE < 15% | 11.66% | Yes | 11.96% | Yes |
| 290.0 | RMSPE < 15% | 9.65% | Yes | 10.19% | Yes |
| 290.7 | RMSPE < 15% | 11.02% | Yes | 10.41% | Yes |
| 291.5 | RMSPE < 15% | 15.41% | No | 12.55% | Yes |
| 291.9 | RMSPE < 15% | 15.97% | No | 13.25% | Yes |
| 292.4 | RMSPE < 15% | 13.61% | Yes | 11.34% | Yes |
| 292.8 | RMSPE < 15% | 12.78% | Yes | 11.06% | Yes |
| 294.0 | RMSPE < 15% | 11.74% | Yes | 9.78% | Yes |
| 294.7 | RMSPE < 15% | 9.39% | Yes | 9.03% | Yes |
| 295.3 | RMSPE < 15% | 10.05% | Yes | 8.84% | Yes |
| 296.0 | RMSPE < 15% | 12.63% | Yes | 8.50% | Yes |
| 297.9 | RMSPE < 15% | 15.43% | No | 8.63% | Yes |
| 298.5 | RMSPE < 15% | 15.45% | No | 9.09% | Yes |
| Overall | RMSPE < 15% | 11.99% | Yes | 11.35% | Yes |
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