Pedestrian choice behavior analysis and simulation of vertical walking facilities in transfer station

Considering the interlayer height, luggage, the difference between queuing pedestrians, and walking speed, the pedestrian choice model of vertical walking facilities is established based on a support vector machine. This model is verified with the pedestrian flow data of Changchun light-rail transfer station and Beijing Xizhimen transfer station. Adding the pedestrian choice model of vertical walking facilities into the pedestrian simulation model which is based on cellular automata, the pedestrian choice behavior is simulated. In the simulation, the effects of the dynamic influence factors are analyzed. To reduce the conflicts between pedestrians in opposite directions, the layout of vertical walking facilities is improved. The simulations indicate that the improved layout of vertical walking facilities can improve the efficiency of pedestrians passing.     

Passenger management strategy and evacuation in subway station under Covid-19

Under the background of Covid-19 sweeping the world, safe and reasonable passenger flow management strategy in subway stations is an effective means to prevent the spread of virus. Based on the social force model and the minimum cost model, the movement and path selection behavior of passengers in the subway station are modeled, and a strategy for passenger flow management to maintain a safe social distance is put forward. Take Qingdao Jinggangshan Road subway station of China as the simulation scene, the validity of the simulation model is verified by comparing the measured value and simulation value of the time required for passengers from getting off the train to the ticket gate. Simulation results indicate that controlling the time interval between incoming passengers at the entrance can effectively control the social distance between passengers and reduce the risk of epidemic infection. By comparing the evacuation process of passengers under different initial densities, it is found that the greater the initial density of passengers is, the longer the passengers are at risk social distance. In the process of passenger emergency evacuation, the stairs/escalators and ticket gates are bottleneck areas with high concentration of passenger density, which should be strictly disinfected many times on the basis of strictly checking the health code of incoming passengers and controlling the arrival time interval. The simulation results of this paper verify the harmfulness of passenger emergency evacuation without protective measures, and provide theoretical support for the operation and management of subway station under the epidemic situation.     

单车道手动-自动驾驶混合交通流仿真分析

随着汽车产业和交通行业的快速发展,智能交通取得了长足进步,尤其是在自动驾驶领域。为研究手动驾驶、自适应巡航控制(adaptive cruise control, ACC)和协同自适应巡航控制(cooperative adaptive cruise control, CACC)三类车辆独立存在时的单车道交通流运行特性,基于元胞自动机Nasch规则,引入Gipps安全间距和速度,分别构建跟车模型,通过数值仿真试验,分析混入ACC和CACC车辆对道路通行能力、行驶速度、行车间距、交通拥堵等运行特性的影响。结果表明：随着ACC和CACC车辆渗透率的增加,道路通行能力和车辆行驶速度不断提高;当道路仅由数量相等的ACC和CACC车辆驾驶时,通行能力可提升2.2倍,拥堵指数可降低60%,显著改善了交通运行;引入ACC和CACC车辆增大了手动驾驶车辆行驶时的跟车间距,而ACC和CACC车辆仍能以较小的间距保持较高的速度跟随前车,提高了道路空间资源利用率。