Abstract
In recent years several methods have been proposed to compute the density of a crowd. Several studies have shown that the fundamental diagrams produced by means of these methods differ greatly depending on the chosen density computation method, especially in unstable flow situations where pedestrians are unequally distributed over the infrastructure. The results of these studies suggest that two density computation methods are to be preferred, namely the Voronoi and the XT-method. In light of these results, the question rises which of these two computation methods provides better results in more intricate flow situations that are unstable by nature.This study shows that when computing the density of pedestrian movements in confined spaces, the differences in the results generated by the two methods are limited. This study, furthermore, ascertains that the XT-method provides more realistic results for non-confined spaces.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Traffic and Granular Flow '15 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, Nootdorp, The Netherlands |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 97-104 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-33482-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-319-33481-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 11th Traffic and Granular Flow Conference - Nootdorp, Netherlands Duration: 27 Oct 2015 → 30 Oct 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 11th Traffic and Granular Flow Conference |
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Abbreviated title | TGF15 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Nootdorp |
Period | 27/10/15 → 30/10/15 |