Fundamental Diagrams for Pedestrian Networks

Abstract

This paper explores the concept of the Network Fundamental Diagram for two-dimensional pedestrian networks. In doing so, we investigate if the aver- age performance of the network can be described as a function of the average den- sity or accumulation of the network, in line with recent findings on discrete ve- hicular traffic networks. We show that this is indeed the case, by considering data from walking experiments and from simulation using a microscopic pedestrian model. It turns out that the shape of the diagram is determined by a number of fac- tors, such as the shape and size of the area, its use and its function, and the compo- sition of the pedestrian flow. Finally, we propose several applications of the dia- gram for pedestrian networks.