Cellular Automaton Approach to Pedestrian Dynamics - Theory

dc.creatorSchadschneider, Andreas
dc.date2001-12-07
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dc.descriptionWe present a 2-dimensional cellular automaton model for the simulation of pedestrian dynamics. The model is extremely efficient and allows simulations of large crowds faster than real time since it includes only nearest-neighbour interactions. Nevertheless it is able to reproduce collective effects and self-organization encountered in pedestrian dynamics. This is achieved by introducing a so-called floor field which mediates the long-range interactions between the pedestrians. This field modifies the transition rates to neighbouring cells. It has its own dynamics (diffusion and decay) and can be changed by the motion of the pedestrians. Therefore the model uses an idea similar to chemotaxis, but with pedestrians following a virtual rather than a chemical trace.
dc.description11 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0112117
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0112117
dc.identifier``Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics'', M. Schreckenberg and S.D.Sharma (Eds.), p. 75 (Springer 2001)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/18628
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleCellular Automaton Approach to Pedestrian Dynamics - Theory
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