Quantitatively analyzing funneling and other characteristics of pedestrian bi-directional flows using rasterization and alpha shapes

Carl Kjaergaard and Kenji Tanaka

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2025, vol. 670, issue C

Abstract: When two groups of people move in opposite directions, they begin to form bi-directional lanes that allow for smoother movement for both groups. Between the moment the groups first meet and when the lanes stabilize, there is a transitional period where the lanes are generated.

Keywords: Crowd flow; Pedestrian dynamics; Complex polygon; Bidirectional lanes; Lane nucleation; Lane quantification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2025.130617

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