Development of an object-oriented pedestrian traffic flow simulation environment for transport terminal planning

Anagnostopoulos, D; Karlaftis, MG; Nikolaidou, M

dc.contributor.author	Anagnostopoulos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.contributor.author	Nikolaidou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:52Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0197-6729	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15234
dc.subject	Case Study	en
dc.subject	Component Model	en
dc.subject	Emergency Response	en
dc.subject	Generalization Capability	en
dc.subject	Graphical Representation	en
dc.subject	Level of Service	en
dc.subject	Object Oriented	en
dc.subject	Simulation Environment	en
dc.subject	Simulation Model	en
dc.subject	Traffic Flow	en
dc.subject	Traffic Model	en
dc.subject	Traffic Simulation	en
dc.subject	Decision Support	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Object oriented programming	en
dc.subject.other	Pedestrian safety	en
dc.subject.other	Traffic control	en
dc.subject.other	Urban planning	en
dc.subject.other	Pedestrian traffic flows	en
dc.subject.other	Terminal station model	en
dc.subject.other	Transport terminal planning	en
dc.subject.other	Mass transportation	en
dc.title	Development of an object-oriented pedestrian traffic flow simulation environment for transport terminal planning	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/atr.5670370104	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/atr.5670370104	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	In recent years, simulation has become an essential tool for planning, designing, and managing terminal operations. Simulation modeling of various aspects related to the dynamic nature of the pedestrian/passenger behavior within a transport terminal can effectively assist in the analysis, evaluation, emergency response planning, and decision support phases of the terminal's operation. In this paper, the development of an object-oriented environment that enables both the graphical description and simulation of pedestrian traffic flows at the microscopic level is discussed. The simulation environment provides generation capabilities so that a terminal station model is directly formed on the basis of preconstructed component models. Essential experimentation capabilities, including graphical representation, are provided for pedestrian-oriented and system-oriented measures of interest with explicit emphasis on the level of service. A case study for a 4-level station in the new Athens subway system is also used to demonstrate the potential and functionality of the simulation environment.	en
heal.publisher	INST TRANSPORTATION	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Advanced Transportation	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/atr.5670370104	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000182617300003	en
dc.identifier.volume	37	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	83	en
dc.identifier.epage	103	en