I had a paper using MATSim DRT simulation and set the respective maxTravelTimeAlpha and Beta for DRT carpooling. However, I received a comment from a reviewer asking "why we are not using a more strict DRT detour policy to optimise further the overall vehicle travel distance". As this is one of his major comments, it would be a bit weird to respond, "We use it because this is the common value in other MATSim studies". So, I am wondering if there is any reference that I can use to illustrate that the maxTravelTimeAlpha and Beta we used are already a "good" (or "logical") value (maybe some studies about the acceptance of carpooling?)?
FYI, the alpha we used is 1.5, and the beta is 7 minutes. I get these values from previous literature.
Hi everyone,
I had a paper using MATSim DRT simulation and set the respective maxTravelTimeAlpha and Beta for DRT carpooling. However, I received a comment from a reviewer asking "why we are not using a more strict DRT detour policy to optimise further the overall vehicle travel distance". As this is one of his major comments, it would be a bit weird to respond, "We use it because this is the common value in other MATSim studies". So, I am wondering if there is any reference that I can use to illustrate that the maxTravelTimeAlpha and Beta we used are already a "good" (or "logical") value (maybe some studies about the acceptance of carpooling?)?
FYI, the alpha we used is 1.5, and the beta is 7 minutes. I get these values from previous literature.
Any suggestions would be very helpful!