1School of Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009 2School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191 3Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Herding Effect in Coupled Pedestrian-Pedestrian Interacting Dynamics
1School of Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009 2School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191 3Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
摘要A simple particle hopping model is proposed to investigate the interaction of two groups of pedestrians, namely straight walking pedestrians and cross-pedestrians. In the model, the straight walking pedestrians have greater priority walking on a main road, while other pedestrians arrive at the roadside and check to cross. Herding behavior, by which cross-pedestrians communicate with each other and self-organize to compete for common space with their straight walking counterparts, are newly introduced to reflect realistic crossing behavior in a crowed street. The results demonstrate that herding behavior brings adverse consequences to both types of pedestrians as a whole, although the pedestrians adopting prompt herding behavior can benefit. Furthermore, an increased number of crossing points to avoid the inefficiency of the coupled system is also investigated.
Abstract：A simple particle hopping model is proposed to investigate the interaction of two groups of pedestrians, namely straight walking pedestrians and cross-pedestrians. In the model, the straight walking pedestrians have greater priority walking on a main road, while other pedestrians arrive at the roadside and check to cross. Herding behavior, by which cross-pedestrians communicate with each other and self-organize to compete for common space with their straight walking counterparts, are newly introduced to reflect realistic crossing behavior in a crowed street. The results demonstrate that herding behavior brings adverse consequences to both types of pedestrians as a whole, although the pedestrians adopting prompt herding behavior can benefit. Furthermore, an increased number of crossing points to avoid the inefficiency of the coupled system is also investigated.
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