Microscopic Calibration and Validation of Pedestrian Models: Cross-Comparison of Models Using Experimental Data

Serge P. Hoogendoorn and Winnie Daamen
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Serge P. Hoogendoorn: Delft University of Technology, Transport & Planning Department
Winnie Daamen: Delft University of Technology, Transport & Planning Department

A chapter in Traffic and Granular Flow’05, 2007, pp 329-340 from Springer

Abstract: Summary This contribution proposes a new approach to estimate model parameters of microscopic pedestrian models using individual pedestrian trajectory data. To this end, a generic approach is proposed that enables parameter identification for microscopic models in general and in particular for walker models. The application results provide new insight into the behavior of individual pedestrians, inter-pedestrian differences, as well as the resulting pedestrian flow characteristics. By comparing different models of increasing complexity, it is investigated which of the model amendments are significant from a statistical point of view and which are not. It is shown that besides anisotropy, finite reaction times play an important role in correctly describing microscopic walking behavior. The implications of these findings in the microscopic description of pedestrians flows are considered by studying the predicted flow operations at a narrow bottleneck. It turns out that the finite reaction times have a significant effect on the pedestrian flow operations.

Keywords: Acceleration Time; Microscopic Model; Route Choice; Anisotropic Model; Interaction Distance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-47641-2_29

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