Research Article

Computational Methods for Calculating Multimodal Multiclass Traffic Network Equilibrium: Simulation Benchmark on a Large-Scale Test Case

Table 4

Comparison between the performances of algorithms with homogeneous and heterogeneous users.

Demand profile; quality indicator/methodMonoclass usersMulticlass users
(euros)Improvement to
compared to prob.
CT (hours)Improvement to CT
compared to smart SSP
(euros)Improvement to
compared to GBP
CT (hours)Improvement to CT compared to SSP

MSA ranking0.47−40.03%105.62−9.28%1.38−24.32%132.26−9.74%
Gap-based prob. (GBP)0.42−23.88%101.81−5.33%1.11137.52−14.10%
Probabilistic (prob.)0.3498.12−1.53%1.23−10.81%143.19−18.81%
Step-size prob. (SSP)0.55−64.78%108.71−12.48%2.61−135.14%120.52
Smart step-size prob.0.37−10.45%96.651.27−14.41%139.59−15.81%
Simulated annealing0.2136.36%85.6211.41%0.3271.17%91.3024.25%
Genetic algorithm0.2718.48%72.8424.64%0.5451.35%83.7830.49%