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Citation

Kwak J, Jo HH, Luttinen T, Kosonen I. Phys. Rev. E Stat. Nonlin. Soft Matter Phys. 2013; 88(6-1): 062810.

Affiliation

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aalto University School of Engineering, P.O. Box 12100, FI-00076, Finland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Physical Society, Publisher American Institute of Physics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24483514

Abstract

In order to investigate collective effects of interactions between pedestrians and attractions, this study extends the social force model. Such interactions lead pedestrians to form stable clusters around attractions, or even to rush into attractions if the interaction becomes stronger. It is also found that for high pedestrian density and intermediate interaction strength, some pedestrians rush into attractions while others move to neighboring attractions. These collective patterns of pedestrian movements or phases and transitions between them are systematically presented in a phase diagram. The results suggest that safe and efficient use of pedestrian areas can be achieved by moderating the pedestrian density and the strength of attractive interaction, for example, in order to avoid situations involving extreme desire for limited resources.


Language: en

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