Analysis on the Propagation Speed of Pedestrian Reaction: Velocity of Starting Wave and Stopping Wave

Akiyasu Tomoeda (), Daichi Yanagisawa and Katsuhiro Nishinari
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Akiyasu Tomoeda: The University of Tokyo, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering
Daichi Yanagisawa: The University of Tokyo, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering
Katsuhiro Nishinari: The University of Tokyo, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering

A chapter in Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2008, 2010, pp 285-290 from Springer

Abstract: Summary We investigate the reaction speed of a pedestrian to the predecessor in a queue which significantly affects the flow inside the queue. This is one of the most essential points for studying the dynamics of pedestrians. We have performed experiments of pedestrians’ walk in a queue on a flat road, upslope and downslope to measure the propagation speed of the starting wave and stopping wave. We have found that the propagation speed of stopping wave is faster than starting wave on a flat road, whereas the speed of stopping wave is slower than starting wave on the other cases. This reverse result has been studied by using stochastic cellular automaton model in which a perspective of predecessors and the inertial effect are introduced. Moreover, in the case of starting wave we can estimate the elapsed time of the last pedestrian in a queue to move after the leader starts by using mean field analysis.

Keywords: Cellular Automaton; Elapse Time; Propagation Speed; Cellular Automaton Model; Fundamental Diagram (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04504-2_25

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