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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…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-09-07 Jaeyoung Kwak , Hang-Hyun Jo , Tapio Luttinen , Iisakki Kosonen

This paper proposes a crowd dynamic macroscopic model grounded on microscopic phenomenological observations which are upscaled by means of a formal mathematical procedure. The actual applicability of the model to real world problems is…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-11-07 Luca Bruno , Alessandro Corbetta , Andrea Tosin

Recent advances in modeling and control of crowds of pedestrians are briefly surveyed in this paper. Possibilities of applying fractional calculus in the modeling of crowd of pedestrians have been shortly reviewed and discussed from…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-06-18 Ke-cai Cao , YangQuan Chen , Dan Stuart , Dong Yue

Pedestrian crowds can very realistically be simulated with a social force model which describes the different influences affecting individual pedestrian motion by a few simple force terms. The model is able to reproduce the emergence of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Dirk Helbing , Peter Molnar

This paper provides an overview and critical analysis on the modeling and applications of the dynamics of human crowds, where social interactions can have an important influence on the behavioral dynamics of the crowd viewed as a living,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-09-21 Nicola Bellomo , Livio Gibelli , Nisrine Outada

In human crowds, interactions among individuals give rise to a variety of self-organized collective motions that help the group to effectively solve the problem of coordination. However, it is still not known exactly how humans adjust their…

Physics and Society · Physics 2013-01-25 Asja Jelić , Cécile Appert-Rolland , Samuel Lemercier , Julien Pettré

Modeling realistic pedestrian trajectories requires accounting for both social interactions and environmental context, yet most existing approaches largely emphasize social dynamics. We propose \textbf{EnvSocial-Diff}: a diffusion-based…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Bingxue Zhao , Qi Zhang , Hui Huang

With the increasing size and frequency of mass events, the study of crowd disasters and the simulation of pedestrian flows have become important research areas. Yet, even successful modeling approaches such as those inspired by Newtonian…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-05-28 Mehdi Moussaid , Dirk Helbing , Guy Theraulaz

Understanding pedestrian dynamics and the interaction of pedestrians with their environment is crucial to the safe and comfortable design of pedestrian facilities. Experiments offer the opportunity to explore the influence of individual…

This article focuses on different aspects of pedestrian (crowd) modeling and simulation. The review includes: various modeling criteria, such as granularity, techniques, and factors involved in modeling pedestrian behavior, and different…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-08 Amir Rasouli

Ultra-dense crowds, in which physical contact between people cannot be avoided, pose major safety concerns. Nevertheless, the underlying dynamics driving their collective behaviours remain poorly understood. Existing dense crowd models,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-01-12 Thomas Chatagnon , Mohcine Chraibi , Julien Pettré , Armin Seyfried , Antoine Tordeux

Quantitatively modeling the trajectories and behavior of pedestrians walking in crowds is an outstanding fundamental challenge deeply connected with the physics of flowing active matter, from a scientific point of view, and having societal…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-11-05 Alessandro Corbetta , Lars Schilders , Federico Toschi

The calibration and validation of pedestrian simulations require the acquisition of empirical evidences of human behaviour. The current work presents the results of an experiment focused on the potentially combined effect of counter flow…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2016-10-27 Andrea Gorrini , Luca Crociani , Claudio Feliciani , Pengfei Zhao , Katsuhiro Nishinari , Stefania Bandini

Studies on microscopic pedestrian requires large amounts of trajectory data from real-world pedestrian crowds. Such data collection, if done manually, needs tremendous effort and is very time consuming. Though many studies have asserted the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-09-08 Saman Saadat , Kardi Teknomo

There are different physics-based approaches for analysing pedestrian movement. Physics-based methods like statistical mechanics-based models apply the laws of physics to drive equations for analysing crowd behaviour. This paper will…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-11-15 Amir Ghorbani

Computer-based simulation of pedestrian dynamics reached meaningful results in the last decade, thanks to empirical evidences and acquired knowledge fitting fundamental diagram constraints and space utilization. Moreover, computational…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2016-10-26 Luca Crociani , Daichi Yanagisawa , Giuseppe Vizzari , Katsuhiro Nishinari , Stefania Bandini

Automated scene analysis has been a topic of great interest in computer vision and cognitive science. Recently, with the growth of crowd phenomena in the real world, crowded scene analysis has attracted much attention. However, the visual…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-02-09 Teng Li , Huan Chang , Meng Wang , Bingbing Ni , Richang Hong , Shuicheng Yan

Crowd movement simulation is crucial for pedestrian safety management and facility design. Data-driven models offer the potential to improve realism and predictive accuracy, but most are developed for a single scenario, limiting their…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Xuanwen Liang , Jiayu Chen , Eric Wai Ming Lee , Wei Xie

In shared space environments, urban space is shared among different types of road users, who frequently interact with each other to negotiate priority and coordinate their trajectories. Instead of traffic rules, interactions among them are…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-03-01 Suhair Ahmed , Fatema T. Johora , Jörg P. Müller

Growing apprehensions surrounding public safety have captured the attention of numerous governments and security agencies across the globe. These entities are increasingly acknowledging the imperative need for reliable and secure…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-08-09 Mohammed Ameen , Richard Stone