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A lattice model for active-passive pedestrian dynamics: a quest for drafting effects.

Emilio N M Cirillo¹, Matteo Colangeli², Adrian Muntean³

¹Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University, Roma.

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering : MBE

|November 17, 2019

Summary

Adding a fraction of active particles to a system significantly enhances pedestrian evacuation rates from a room. This phenomenon, observed in a lattice gas model, mirrors the drafting effect seen in real-world scenarios.

Keywords:

drafting evacuation obscure room particle currents pedestrian dynamics simple exclusion dynamics

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Background:

Pedestrian evacuation dynamics are crucial for understanding crowd behavior and safety.
Lattice gas models offer a simplified yet powerful framework for simulating particle interactions and emergent phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of 'active' particles, representing aware pedestrians, on overall evacuation efficiency.
To explore how introducing a fraction of guided particles affects the escape rate in a confined space.

Main Methods:

Utilized a two-species lattice gas model with hard-core interactions.
Simulated passive particles performing random walks and active particles with a directed drift towards an exit.
Analyzed evacuation rates and outgoing particle flux under varying fractions of active particles.

Main Results:

Inclusion of active particles demonstrably increased the evacuation rate for all particles.
Enhanced outgoing particle flux was observed when the system reached a steady state with an external reservoir.
The hard-core interaction did not impede the positive effect of active particles.

Conclusions:

A small fraction of aware individuals can significantly improve crowd flow and evacuation efficiency.
The 'drafting effect' observed in continuous systems has a discrete-space analogue in lattice gas models.
This research provides insights into optimizing crowd management strategies through understanding particle dynamics.