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Cellular automata modeling of pedestrian’s crossing dynamics

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Cellular automata modeling techniques and the characteristics of mixed traffic flow were used to derive the 2-dimensional model presented here for simulation of pedestrian’s crossing dynamics. A conception of “stop point” is introduced to deal with traffic obstacles and resolve conflicts among pedestrians or between pedestrians and the other vehicles on the crosswalk. The model can be easily extended, is very efficient for simulation of pedestrian’s crossing dynamics, can be integrated into traffic simulation software, and has been proved feasible by simulation experiments.

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  1. Institute of Industry Process Control, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China

    Jin Zhang & Ping Li

  2. Institute of Systems Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China

    Hui Wang

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  1. Jin Zhang
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Correspondence to Jin Zhang.

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Project (No. 601119) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China

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Zhang, J., Wang, H. & Li, P. Cellular automata modeling of pedestrian’s crossing dynamics. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 5, 835–840 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2004.0835

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