Empirical methods in pedestrian, crowd and evacuation dynamics: Part I. Experimental methods and emerging topics

M Haghani - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of data-driven approaches in studies of crowd behaviour has received an
unprecedented recognition in recent years. As a result, the size of the empirical crowd …

Numerical analysis and staircase layout optimisation for a Ro-Ro passenger ship during emergency evacuation

X Wang, Z Liu, S Loughney, Z Yang, Y Wang… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, the effects of the passenger population composition and ship familiarity in
an emergency evacuation are analysed. The results identified that the effects of different …

A modified universal pedestrian motion model: Revisiting pedestrian simulation with bottlenecks

J Wang, M Sarvi, J Ma, M Haghani, A Alhawsawi… - Building …, 2022 - Springer
Pedestrian flow through narrow exits is one the most important features of crowd dynamics
and evacuation. This is a particularly important aspect of pedestrian simulation models in …

A hybrid simulation model of passenger emergency evacuation under disruption scenarios: A case study of a large transfer railway station

E Hassannayebi, M Memarpour, S Mardani… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The problem of managing effective pedestrian evacuation during disruptions is a significant
challenge because of the complexity and randomness of the passenger flow dynamics as …

A simulation and machine learning based optimization method for integrated pedestrian facilities planning and staff assignment problem in the multi-mode rail transit …

H Zhang, B He, G Lu, Y Zhu - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
To face the booming passenger flow volumes, the optimization of pedestrian facilities plans
and the associated staff assignment plans in the transfer station, including adjusting …

Analysis of the use of behavioral data from virtual reality for calibration of agent-based evacuation models

V Juřík, O Uhlík, D Snopková, O Kvarda, T Apeltauer… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Agent-based evacuation modeling represents an effective tool for making predictions about
evacuation aspects of buildings such as evacuation times, congestions, and maximum safe …

Capacity-based calculation of passenger car equivalents using traffic simulation at double-lane roundabouts

O Giuffrè, A Granà, ML Tumminello… - … Modelling Practice and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Calculation of passenger car equivalents for heavy vehicles represents the starting point for
the operational analysis of road facilities and other traffic management applications. This …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of pedestrian evacuation strategies under limited visibility

P Wang, S Cao - Physics Letters A, 2019 - Elsevier
Evacuation process under limited visibility is different from that under good visibility. To
investigate the evacuation efficiency under limited visibility, different evacuation strategies …

Verifying the applicability of a pedestrian simulation model to reproduce the effect of exit design on egress flow under normal and emergency conditions

X Shi, S Xue, C Feliciani, N Shiwakoti, J Lin… - Physica A: statistical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Crowd egress at narrow exit is a popular research topic, due to its intrinsic importance in
architectural designs and building codes. However, relatively few studies have been …

Statistical model fitting and model selection in pedestrian dynamics research

NWF Bode, E Ronchi - Collective Dynamics, 2019 - collective-dynamics.eu
Pedestrian dynamics is concerned with understanding the movement patterns that arise in
places where more than one person walks. Relating theoretical models to data is a crucial …