| In this thesis, a study on pedestrian walking behavior is conducted. A person's age, gender, physical disability, size, the group of which he is part of, the environment and location in which he is walking, whether he is carrying any luggage or if he is with a child, are some of the factors which influence his walking behavior i.e. the way his interactions take place with other pedestrians and his own walking speed. This thesis focuses on the influence of personal characteristics and travel companionship characteristics on the pedestrian's walking behavior. Interaction rules are developed for pedestrians based on their personal and travel companionship characteristics. The interaction rules based on personal characteristics are incorporated in a pedestrian simulation model called FEET.; The approach followed has been divided into two stages. Stage I is to determine the personal and travel companionship characteristics which affect the pedestrian walking behavior, and determine the interaction rules between pedestrians based on these characteristics. Stage II of the thesis was to incorporate the pedestrian interaction rules developed in Stage I into the FEET simulation model. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
