The Fundamental Diagram and the Statistics of a Passageway

F. E. CORNES; G. A. FRANK; CLAUDIO O. DORSO; IGNACIO M. STICCO

Denver (Colorado)

Congreso; Joint Statistical Meeting 2019; 2019

American Statistical Association

AbstractThe (qualitative) relation between pedestrian flow and density has been shown to follow a commonpattern on multiple real life situations. This pattern distinguishes between a free-flow regime (forlow densities) and a congested regime (for high densities). However, theoretical models, such as theSocial Force Model (SFM), can handle this behavior if the right friction (or the pedestrian relaxationtime) is set. We carried out statistical and numerical tests in order to match our SFM simulationswith experimental data on the Jamaraat bridge (pedestrians walking along a straight corridor). Weconcluded that fittings should not care on the friction (or the pedestrian relaxation time) itself, buton other ?reduced? parameters with fewer degrees of freedom.