In this paper, a Three Dimensional Pedestrian Movement Model (3D-MM) capable of probabilistically representing pedestrian movement in challenging indoor and outdoor localization environments is developed, implemented and evaluated. In the scope of this paper, the model is used to generate a ‘movement’ or a transition for dynamic positioning systems that are based on sequential Bayesian filterin...

In this thesis, a novel Pedestrian Protection System (PPS), composed of the Pedestrian Detection System (PDS) and the Pedestrian Tracking System (PTS), was proposed. The PPS is a supplementary application for the Advanced Driver Assistance System, which is used to avoid collisions between vehicles and pedestrians. The Pedestrian Detection System (PDS) is used to detect pedestrians from near to ...

We demonstrate how the use of a multicomputer can greatly accelerate the speed of a pedestrian movement simulator based on the social forces model. Our objective is to develop a simulator that updates the position of every pedestrian in real time; that is, 30 times a second. We have achieved this goal through the use of multiple processors. We describe the design of our parallel pedestrian move...

Pedestrian movement models have been developed since the 1970s. A review of the literature shows that such models have been developed to explain and predict macro, meso and micro movement patterns. However, recent developments in modelling techniques, and especially advances in agent-based simulation, open up the possibility of developing integrative and complex models which use existing models...

Microscopic models are state of the art for computer simulation of pedestrian dynamics. The modeling of the individual movement of pedestrians is used to design a description of macroscopic pedestrian flow which allows e.g. the evaluation of escape routes, the design of pedestrian facilities and the study of more theoretical questions. For a first overview see [1–3]. One primary test, whether a...

The measurement of the pedestrians’ movement has high utility, because many efficient services can be provided for pedestrians with the measurement data. There are some techniques to measure pedestrian traffic and especially the method to measure pedestrian traffic with laser range scanners attracts considerable attention recently. However, the lines of sights of the laser range scanners are ob...

Modeling crowd behavior is an important challenge for cognitive modelers. Models of crowd behavior facilitate analysis and prediction of human group behavior, where people are close geographically or logically, and are affected by each other’s presence and actions. Existing models of crowd behavior, in a variety of fields, leave many open challenges. In particular, psychology models often offer...