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Title:

Macroscopic Fundamental Diagrams for Pedestrian Networks

Accession Number:

01150439

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper explores the concept of the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram for two-dimensional pedestrian networks. In doing so, we investigate if the average performance of the network can be described as a relation of the average density or accumulation of the network, in line with recent findings on discrete vehicular traffic networks. We show that this is indeed the case, by considering data from walking experiments and from simulation using a microscopic pedestrian flow model. It turns out that the shape of the diagram is determined by a number of factors, such as the shape and size of the area, its use and its function, and the composition of the pedestrian flow. Finally, we illustrate several applications of the diagram for pedestrian networks.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-1974

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Hoogendoorn, Serge
Campanella, Mario Carlos
Daamen, Winnie

Pagination:

12p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (8) ; References (7)

Identifier Terms:

NOMAD (Computer program)

Subject Areas:

Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; I71: Traffic Theory

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-1974

Files:

BTRIS, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 10:54AM