Simulation of Pedestrian Behavior in the Collision-Avoidance Process considering Their Moving Preferences

Zhilu Yuan, Hongfei Jia, Linfeng Zhang and Lei Bian

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2017, vol. 2017, 1-11

Abstract:

Walking habits can affect the self-organizing movement in pedestrian flow. In China, pedestrians prefer to walk along the right-hand side in the collision-avoidance process, and the same is true for the left-hand preference that is followed in several countries. Through experiments with pedestrian flow, we find that the relative position between pedestrians can affect their moving preferences. We propose a kind of collision-avoidance force based on the social force model, which considers the predictions of potential conflict and the relative position between pedestrians. In the simulation, we use the improved model to explore the effect of moving preference on the collision-avoidance process and self-organizing pedestrian movement. We conclude that the improved model can bring the simulation closer to reality and that moving preference is conducive to the self-adjustment of counterflow.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/3678268

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