Citation

Bruneau J, Dutra TB, Pettré J. Transp. Res. Proc. 2014; 2: 424-429.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publications)

DOI

10.1016/j.trpro.2014.09.049

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Following is a very common type of interaction between individuals observed in crowds. For example, in streets or in corridors, following occurs as soon as one's motion is constrained in the sagittal plane, while overtaking possibilities are constrained as well by walls or people coming in counter flow. In this paper, we present a new model to simulate following behaviors. We explore the distance at which followers try to match the leaders' speed. In our model, the following distance is dynamic and changes according to the follower's speed and the prediction of the leader's future position. We evaluate the model using real data and we also compare it with other following models showing the improvements.

Language: en

Keywords

Pedestrians; crowd dynamics; crowd simulation; following behavior; locomotion