Understanding simulated driver behavior using hysteresis loops

Modeling techniques evolved a lot during the last half century. Acceleration models used for microscopic traffic simulation are heterogeneous. For instance, differential equation based models are different from agent based ones. Comparison of those models is a difficult task because studies are often conducted based on a suitable and particular theory, usually not applicable to all models. So we propose to use the hysteresis loops to understand and compare models regardless of the used modeling technique. We show how this study can reflect important properties of the models in order to compare them.