Collective dynamics of pedestrians interacting with attractions

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© 2013 American Physical Society (APS). This is the final version of the following article: Kwak, Jaeyoung & Jo, Hang-Hyun & Luttinen, Tapio & Kosonen, Iisakki. 2013. Collective dynamics of pedestrians interacting with attractions. Physical Review E. Volume 88, Issue 6. 062810/1-6. ISSN 1539-3755. DOI: 10.1103/physreve.88.062810, which has been published in final form at https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.88.062810.

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School of Engineering | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2013

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en

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062810/1-6

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Volume 88, Issue 6, Physical Review E

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In order to investigate collective effects of interactions between pedestrians and attractions, this study extends the social force model. Such interactions lead pedestrians to form stable clusters around attractions, or even to rush into attractions if the interaction becomes stronger. It is also found that for high pedestrian density and intermediate interaction strength, some pedestrians rush into attractions while others move to neighboring attractions. These collective patterns of pedestrian movements or phases and transitions between them are systematically presented in a phase diagram. The results suggest that safe and efficient use of pedestrian areas can be achieved by moderating the pedestrian density and the strength of attractive interaction, for example, in order to avoid situations involving extreme desire for limited resources.

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pedestrian, attraction

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Kwak, Jaeyoung & Jo, Hang-Hyun & Luttinen, Tapio & Kosonen, Iisakki. 2013. Collective dynamics of pedestrians interacting with attractions. Physical Review E. Volume 88, Issue 6. 062810/1-6. ISSN 1539-3755. DOI: 10.1103/physreve.88.062810.