2010/06/17 by Armin Seyfried, Seyfried, A., Andrea Portz +3
Engineering · Social Sciences · #Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics #Transportation Planning and Optimization #Traffic control and management
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1006.3546
Experimental results for congested pedestrian traffic are presented. For data analysis we apply a method providing measurements on an individual scale. The resulting velocity-density relation shows a coexistence of moving and stopping states revealing the complex structure of pedestrian fundamental diagrams and supporting new insights into the characteristics of pedestrian congestions. Furthermore we introduce a model similar to event driven approaches. The velocity-density relation as well as the phase separation is reproduced. Variation of the parameter distribution indicates that the diversity of pedestrians is crucial for phase separation.