Micro and Macro Pedestrian Dynamics in Counterflow: the Impact of Social Groups
arXiv:1711.08225
Abstract
Although it is widely recognised that the presence of groups influences microscopic and aggregated pedestrian dynamics, a precise characterisation of the phenomenon still calls for evidences and insights. The present paper describes micro and macro level original analyses on data characterising pedestrian behaviour in presence of counter-flows and grouping, in particular dyads, acquired through controlled experiments. Results suggest that the presence of dyads and their tendency to walk in a line-abreast formation influences the formation of lanes and, in turn, aggregated observables, such as overall specific flow.
arXiv commentPre-print of a paper presented at the 12th International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow - TGF 2017, 19-22 July 2017, Washington DC, USA (2017)
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