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@ARTICLE{Uesten:1018082,
author = {Uesten, Ezel and Schumann, Jette and Sieben, Anna},
title = {{E}xploring the {D}ynamic {R}elationship between {P}ushing
{B}ehavior and {C}rowd {D}ynamics},
journal = {Collective dynamics},
volume = {8},
issn = {2366-8539},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich},
reportid = {FZJ-2023-04532},
pages = {1 - 29},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Crowds, subjects of considerable complexity, have been
extensively studied both as homogeneous entities and as
collective sums of individual movements in various studies.
However, crowd models, being grounded in physics, are
limited in terms of incorporating psychological perspectives
on individual behavior. Building upon the premise that crowd
behavior is heterogeneous and dynamic, particularly in
bottleneck scenarios, this study aims to explore the nuances
of forward motion. Adopting the category system proposed by
Lügering et al. (2022) (consisting the following
categories: strong pushing, mild pushing, just walking,
falling behind), this paper investigates the circumstances
and locations where pushing or non-pushing behaviors arise,
intensify, or cease within crowds approaching bottlenecks.
The study utilized 14 video materials obtained from previous
laboratory pedestrian experiments to examine the spatial
characteristics of forward motion and pushing behavior in
relation to corridor widths and varied motivational
instructions. Two trained raters independently annotated
these videos, achieving satisfactory inter-rater agreement
(KALPHA = .65) , and a joint dataset was then created for
each video. These videos consisted both high (7 videos) and
low (7 videos) motivation scenarios. The importance of
corridor width was also considered: four videos featured a
5.6m width, another four featured a 4.5m width, and the
remaining videos displayed widths of 3.4m, 2.3m, and 1.2m
twice. Our findings suggest a tendency for increased pushing
behavior or an increase in the categories as individuals
approach the bottleneck, regardless of the width of the
corridor or the motivational instruction. Furthermore,
non-pushing behaviors were predominantly observed in the
areas farther away from the bottleneck. A noticeable trend
was observed in high motivation scenarios, which generally
exhibited more instances of pushing behavior. The effect of
corridor width indicated that, in certain cases, pedestrians
who push in wider corridors experience faster access to the
bottleneck. However, this effect is less significant in
narrower widths.},
cin = {IAS-7},
ddc = {380},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IAS-7-20180321},
pnm = {5111 - Domain-Specific Simulation $\&$ Data Life Cycle Labs
(SDLs) and Research Groups (POF4-511) / DFG project
491111487 - Open-Access-Publikationskosten / 2022 - 2024 /
Forschungszentrum Jülich (OAPKFZJ) (491111487)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5111 / G:(GEPRIS)491111487},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.17815/CD.2023.143},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1018082},
}