Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Time-dependent Origin-Destination (OD) matrices are an essential input to transportation models.A cost-efficient and widely used approach for estimating OD matrices involves the exploitation of flow counts from stationary traffic detectors.This estimation approach is also referred to as assignment-based OD matrix estimation because, typically, Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) models are used to map the OD matrix to the link flows.The conventional DTA establish a complex non-linear relationship between the demand, and the link flows, adding an inherent complexity to the OD matrix estimation problem.In this paper, attempting to exploit the growing availability of Floating-Car Data (FCD), we suggest a solution approach that is based on a Data-Driven Network Assignment (DDNA) mechanism.The DDNA utilises the FCD from probe vehicles to capture congestion effects, providing a linear mapping of the OD matrix to the link flow observations.We present the results of two synthetic-data experiments that serve as proof of concept, indicating that if FCD are available, the computationally costly DTA may not be necessary for solving the OD matrix estimation problem.
Institution: Linköping University
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: Energimyndigheten, Trafikverket
Awards: G5956579566, G664209485, G7980831425
OpenAlex ID: W4281761889