Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2014

DOI

10.1016/j.trpro.2014.09.077

Publication Title

Transportation Research Procedia

Volume

2

Pages

697-705

Conference Name

The Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2014 (PED2014)

Abstract

Pedestrian and crowd-movement models are difficult to validate using traditional empirical methods because of data-related issues such as generalizability, collection ethics, and costs. Commonly used validation methods make strong assumptions about emergence and the importance of crowd structure, leaving a gap in validation literature. The paper reviews the most common methods of validating pedestrian models and proposes a hybridized qualitative approach to validating models that covers more complex group dynamics and possible situations of panic.

Comments

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.

Original Publication Citation

Frydenlund, E., Elzie, T., Collins, A. J., & Robinson, R. M. (2014). A hybridized approach to validation: The role of sociological research methods in pedestrian modeling. Transportation Research Procedia, 2, 697-705. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2014.09.077

ORCID

0000-0002-7694-7845 (Frydenlund)

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