Review on Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation Model

TL;DR

This paper reviews microscopic pedestrian simulation models, emphasizing their detailed individual-based approach, practical applications, and the challenges of numerical solutions compared to macroscopic models.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of microscopic pedestrian models, highlighting their advantages, applications, and the difficulties in solving their analytical equations.

Findings

Microscopic models consider individual pedestrian interactions.

Simulation is preferred over analytical solutions due to complexity.

Applications include evacuation planning and pedestrian area design.

Abstract

Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation Model is computer simulation model of pedestrian movement where every pedestrian in the model is treated as individual. Most of pedestrian researches have been done on macroscopic level, which does not consider the interaction between pedestrians and does not well suited for prediction of pedestrian flow performance in pedestrian areas or building with some objects that reduce the effective width of it. In the other hand, microscopic level has more general usage and considers detail of the design. Tough the analytical model for microscopic pedestrian model is existed exist, the numerical solution of the model is very difficult and simulation is favorable. The model has practical application of Evacuation from building, Design of pedestrian area, and Experimental & Optimization Design Tool. In general, Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation Model consist of two terms, that make the pedestrian moving toward the destination and make repulsive effect toward other pedestrian or obstacles.