Discrete choice models of pedestrian walking behavior

• Published in: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological (ISSN: 0191-2615), vol. 40, num. 8, p. 667-687
• Publication date: 2006

We propose a discrete choice framework for pedestrian dynamics, modelling short term behavior of individuals as a response to the presence of other pedestrians. We use a dynamic and individual-based spatial discretization, representing the physical space. We develop a model predicting where the next step of a walking pedestrian will be, at a given point in time. The use of the discrete choice framework is justified by its flexibility, the capacity to deal with individuals and the compatibility with agent-based simulation. The model is calibrated using data from actual pedestrian movements, manually taken from video sequences. We present two different formulations: a cross-nested logit and a mixed nested logit. In order to verify the quality of the calibrated model, we have designed and developed a pedestrians simulator.

Reference

• TRANSP-OR-ARTICLE-2006-008
• doi:10.1016/j.trb.2005.09.006
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