title: Generalized centrifugal-force model for pedestrian dynamics.
abstract: A spatially continuous force-based model for simulating pedestrian dynamics is introduced which includes an elliptical volume exclusion of pedestrians. We discuss the phenomena of oscillations and overlapping which occur for certain choices of the forces. The main intention of this work is the quantitative description of pedestrian movement in several geometries. Measurements of the fundamental diagram in narrow and wide corridors are performed. The results of the proposed model show good agreement with empirical data obtained in controlled experiments.
authors.affiliation: Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany. m.chraibi@fz-juelich.de
authors.forename: Mohcine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chraibi
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seyfried
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schadschneider