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2017
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Understanding human queuing behaviour at exits: an empirical study
Understanding human queuing behaviour at exits: an empirical study
The choice of the exit to egress from a facility plays a fundamental role in pedestrian modelling and simulation. Yet, empirical evidence for backing up simulation is scarce. In this contribution, we present three new groups of experiments that we conducted in different geometries. We varied paramet...
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Personal Name(s): | Kemloh Wagoum, Armel Ulrich |
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Tordeux, Antoine (Corresponding author) / Liao, W. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Jülich Supercomputing Center; JSC |
Published in: | Royal Society Open Science, 4 (2017) 1, S. 160896 - |
Imprint: |
London
Royal Soc. Publ.
2017
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DOI: |
10.1098/rsos.160896 |
PubMed ID: |
28280588 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Computational Science and Mathematical Methods |
Link: |
OpenAccess OpenAccess |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160896 in citations.
The choice of the exit to egress from a facility plays a fundamental role in pedestrian modelling and simulation. Yet, empirical evidence for backing up simulation is scarce. In this contribution, we present three new groups of experiments that we conducted in different geometries. We varied parameters such as the width of the doors, the initial location and number of pedestrians which in turn affected their perception of the environment. We extracted and analysed relevant indicators such as distance to the exits and density levels. The results put in evidence the fact that pedestrians use time-dependent information to optimize their exit choice, and that, in congested states, a load balancing over the exits occurs. We propose a minimal modelling approach that covers those situations, especially the cases where the geometry does not show a symmetrical configuration. Most of the models try to achieve the load balancing by simulating the system and solving optimization problems. We show statistically and by simulation that a linear model based on the distance to the exits and the density levels around the exit can be an efficient dynamical alternative. |