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Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012 pp 245–250Cite as

Empirical Fundamental Diagrams for Bidirectional Pedestrian Streams in a Corridor

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In this study, series of experiments under laboratory conditions were carried out to study uni- and bidirectional pedestrian streams in a straight corridor. The software PeTrack is used to extract pedestrian trajectories from video recordings automatically. From these trajectories the characteristics of bidirectional flow are analyzed using the Voronoi method. The fundamental diagram for various types of bidirectional streams agree well and no large differences are found in observed density range ρ < 2.5 m−2. By comparing the diagram between uni- and bidirectional stream, it is shown that the density-flow relationships agree well for the free flow state. However, the maximum specific flow in unidirectional streams is significantly larger than that in bidirectional streams.

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  1. Computer Simulation for Fire Safety and Pedestrian Traffic, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Pauluskirchstrasse 7, Wuppertal, D-42285, Germany

    J. Zhang & A. Seyfried

  2. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität zu Köln, Köln, D-50937, Germany

    A. Schadschneider

  3. Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, D-52425, Germany

    A. Seyfried

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    Ulrich Weidmann

  2. Pestalozzi & Stäheli Ingenieurbüro Umwelt Mobilität Verkehr, Basel, Switzerland

    Uwe Kirsch

  3. und Verkehr, Universität Duisburg-Essen Physik von Transport, Duisburg, Germany

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Zhang, J., Schadschneider, A., Seyfried, A. (2014). Empirical Fundamental Diagrams for Bidirectional Pedestrian Streams in a Corridor. In: Weidmann, U., Kirsch, U., Schreckenberg, M. (eds) Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02447-9_19

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