Analysis of the influence of the characteristics of the environment on the time of pedestrian transhipment in a multimodal transport using the social force model

  • Christian Asenjo
  • , Frank Tocas
  • , Manuel Silvera
  • , Fernando Campos

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Abstract

The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM-2010) indicates in Volume III (Chapter 17) how the characteristics of the environment can represent obstacles that influence the determination of the average pedestrian space. However, the HCM does not specifically analyse in detail how these obstacles affect specifically the path, speed and average walking time of pedestrian. This article performs a comparative analysis between two microsimulations models where it is evidence how by not considering the characteristics of the fixed and mobile environment, the transhipment time and the speed of people are modified. As a case study, the obstacles present in the environment during the transhipment carried out by users in an integrated multimodal transport system in the city of Lima are identified. The comparative analysis between both cases shows the influence of the characteristics of the environment of the transhipment and variation in the average speed of the pedestrians. The proposed study methodology is calibrated and validated by microsimulations in Vissim Software. The comparative analysis reflects an increase in the transhipment time of 19.4% and a decrease in the average speed of the pedestrians by 14.8 %, reflecting in the microsimulation model values near to the real behaviour of pedestrians.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - Conference Proceedings
EditorsMonica Andrea Rico Martinez
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728194660
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - 2020 International Conference on Innovation and Trends in Engineering, CONIITI 2020 - Bogota, Colombia
Duration: 30 Sep 20202 Oct 2020

Publication series

Name2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 Congreso Internacional de Innovacion y Tendencias en Ingenieria, CONIITI 2020 - 2020 International Conference on Innovation and Trends in Engineering, CONIITI 2020
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBogota
Period30/09/202/10/20

Keywords

  • environment characteristics
  • obstacles
  • pedestrian travel speed
  • social force parameters
  • transhipment time

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