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In this paper, we present a computational modeling approach for the dynamics of human crowds, where the spreading of an emotion (specifically fear) has an influence on the pedestrians' behavior. Our approach is based on the methods of the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-02-19 Daewa Kim , Kaylie O'Connell , William Ott , Annalisa Quaini

In this survey we consider mathematical models and methods recently developed to control crowd dynamics, with particular emphasis on egressing pedestrians. We focus on two control strategies: The first one consists in using special agents,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-05-25 Giacomo Albi , Emiliano Cristiani , Lorenzo Pareschi , Daniele Peri

Reconstruction of turbulent flow based on data assimilation methods is of significant importance for improving the estimation of flow characteristics by incorporating limited observations. Existing works mainly focus on using only one…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-03-30 Xin-Lei Zhang , Heng Xiao , Guo-Wei He , Shi-Zhao Wang

Traditional data assimilation uses information obtained from the propagation of one physics-driven model and combines it with information derived from real-world observations in order to obtain a better estimate of the truth of some natural…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-10-24 Andrey A Popov , Adrian Sandu

In a recent series of papers, we proposed a mathematical model for the dynamics of a group of interacting pedestrians. The model is based on a non-Newtonian potential, that accounts for the need of pedestrians to keep both their interacting…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-02-13 Francesco Zanlungo , Zeynep Yucel , Takayuki Kanda

In this paper, a first sample-based formulation of the recently considered population observers, or ensemble observers, which estimate the state distribution of dynamic populations from measurements of the output distribution is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-12-01 Shen Zeng

Global maps of the solar photospheric magnetic flux are fundamental drivers for simulations of the corona and solar wind and therefore are important predictors of geoeffective events. However, observations of the solar photosphere are only…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Kyle S. Hickmann , Humberto C. Godinez , Carl J. Henney , C. Nick Arge

In this paper, we present a data-driven approach to generate realistic steering behaviors for virtual crowds in crowd simulation. We take advantage of both rule-based models and data-driven models by applying the interaction patterns…

Graphics · Computer Science 2015-10-30 Mingbi Zhao

This work presents a microscopic model to describe pedestrian flows based on the social force theory. The aim of this study is twofold: (1) developing a realistic model that can be used as a tool for designing pedestrian-friendly…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Péter Molnár

Pedestrian dynamics models the walking movement of individuals in a crowd. It has recently been used in the analysis of procedures to reduce the risk of disease spread in airplanes, relying on the SPED model. This is a social force model…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-07-01 Mehran Sadeghi Lahijani , Tasvirul Islam , Ashok Srinivasan , Sirish Namilae

Data-driven modelling techniques provide a method for deriving models of dynamical systems directly from complicated data streams. However, tracking and forecasting such data streams poses a significant challenge to most methods, as they…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-03-25 Stephen A Falconer , David J. B. Lloyd , Naratip Santitissadeekorn

Autonomous navigation in highly populated areas remains a challenging task for robots because of the difficulty in guaranteeing safe interactions with pedestrians in unstructured situations. In this work, we present a crowd navigation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-08-04 Diego Paez-Granados , Yujie He , David Gonon , Dan Jia , Bastian Leibe , Kenji Suzuki , Aude Billard

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

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

In this paper we are concerned with multiscale modeling, control, and simulation of self-organizing agents leaving an unknown area under limited visibility, with special emphasis on crowds. We first introduce a new microscopic model…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-04 Giacomo Albi , Mattia Bongini , Emiliano Cristiani , Dante Kalise

A recent study [D. Helbing, A. Johansson and H. Z. Al-Abideen, {\it Phys. Rev. E} 75, 046109 (2007)] has revealed a "turbulent" state of pedestrian flows, which is characterized by sudden displacements and causes the falling and trampling…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-11-13 Wenjian Yu , Anders Johansson

This study investigates the dynamics of pedestrian crossing flows with varying crossing angles $\alpha$ to classify different scenarios and derive implications for crowd management. Probability density functions of four key…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-12-03 Pratik Mullick

In this paper, we investigate disparities in pedestrian crossing behaviors within static and dynamic crowds through experimental analysis. First, qualitative trajectory observations revealed significant behavioral differences in static and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-06-19 Jinghui Wang , Yajuan Jiang , Xiaoying Zhang , Fangwei Deng , Wei Lv

Dense pedestrian crowds may pose significant safety risks, yet their underlying dynamics remain insufficiently understood to reliably prevent accidents. In these environments, physical interactions and contact forces fundamentally shape the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-05-12 Thomas Chatagnon , Antoine Tordeux , Mohcine Chraibi

The goal of this work is to study an infectious disease spreading in a medium size population occupying a confined environment. For this purpose, we consider a kinetic theory approach to model crowd dynamics in bounded domains and couple it…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-04-28 Daewa Kim , Annalisa Quaini