Acta Informatica Pragensia 2013, 2(2), 39-50 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aip.226626

A Review on Macroscopic Pedestrian Flow Modelling

Anna Kormanová
Faculty of Management Science and Informatics, University of ®ilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 ®ilina, Slovak Republic

This paper reviews several various approaches to macroscopic pedestrian modelling. It describes hydrodynamic models based on similarity of pedestrian flow with fluids and gases; first-order flow models that use fundamental diagrams and conservation equation; and a model similar to LWR vehicular traffic model, which allows non-classical shocks. At the end of the paper there is stated a comparison of described models, intended to find appropriate macroscopic model to eventually be a part of a hybrid model. The future work of the author is outlined.

Keywords: Flow modelling, Macroscopic model, Pedestrian dynamics

Received: October 18, 2013; Revised: December 7, 2013; Accepted: December 16, 2013; Published: December 31, 2013  Show citation

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