Application of context-mediated behavior to a multi-agent pedestrian flow model (PEDFLOW).

Kukla, Robert; Willis, Alexandra; Kerridge, Jon

Abstract

Developers of pedestrian models often overlook the fact that pedestrians are subjected to a multitude of influences when walking. The majority of existing models only focus on a single aspect, typically the avoidance of obstructions or other pedestrians. PEDFLOW, a microscopic, agent-based model, uses an implementation of context-mediated behavior to enable the agents to deal with multiple cause-effect relations in a well-defined and flexible manner. This paper explains the basic idea behind the approach and illustrates it through examples.

Citation

Kukla, R., Willis, A., & Kerridge, J. (2003, January). Application of context-mediated behavior to a multi-agent pedestrian flow model (PEDFLOW). Presented at 82th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)

• Conference Name: 82th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• Start Date: Jan 12, 2003
• End Date: Jan 12, 2003
• Publication Date: 2002
• Deposit Date: Jan 26, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 26, 2011
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 22-222
• Keywords: Pedestrian movement; walking; PEDFLOW; agent-based model; context-mediatd behaviour
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3934
• Publisher URL: http://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/TRB_82/TRB2003-001128.pdf
• Contract Date: Jan 26, 2011