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A simulation of bonding effects and their impacts on pedestrian dynamics
Citation
Xu, S and Duh, HBL, A simulation of bonding effects and their impacts on pedestrian dynamics, I E E E Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 11, (1) pp. 153-161. ISSN 1524-9050 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1109/TITS.2009.2036152
Abstract
This paper simulates bonding effects inside pedestrian
crowds. Based on the social force model, this paper derives
an exponential formulation of the bonding force, as opposed to
the repulsive force, and surveys the degree of interpersonal cohesion
under various circumstances. Parameters associated with
the model are calibrated by preliminary simulation runs. With
the proper simulation environment configuration, the effect of the
bonding force is extensively demonstrated. Results show that the
bonding force results in pedestrians’ walking speeds being different
from their initial intended ones. Specifically, delays in walking
and the overtaking phenomenon, which are empirically observed,
are explained using this model. In the zigzag walkway defined in
the experiment, up to approximately 4% fewer pedestrians are
able to escape in the prescribed time, due to bonding effects. To
sum up, the bonding forces cause negative effects on pedestrian
evacuation and should be taken into consideration for crowd
dynamics research.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Bonding force, emergency evacuation, micro- scopic simulation, pedestrian dynamics, social force model |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Library and information studies |
Research Field: | Human information interaction and retrieval |
Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
Objective Group: | Information systems, technologies and services |
Objective Field: | Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Duh, HBL (Professor Henry Duh) |
ID Code: | 90291 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 64 |
Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
Deposited On: | 2014-03-31 |
Last Modified: | 2017-06-06 |
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