Title

"Social Potential" Models For Modeling Traffic And Transportation

Abstract

The "Social Potential", which the authors will refer to as the SP, is the name given to a technique of implementing multi-agent movement in simulations by representing behaviors, goals, and motivations as artificial social forces. These forces then determine the movement of the individual agents. Several SP models, including the Flocking, Helbing-Molnar-Farkas-Visek (HMFV), and Lakoba-Kaup-Finkelstein (LKF) models, are commonly used to describe pedestrian movement. A systematic procedure is described here, whereby one can construct and use these and other SP models. The theories behind these models are discussed along with the application of the procedure. Through the use of these techniques, it has been possible to represent schools of fish swimming, flocks of birds flying, crowds exiting rooms, crowds walking through hallways, and individuals wandering in open fields. Once one has an understanding of these models, more complex and specific scenarios could be constructed by applying additional constraints and parameters. The models along with the procedure give a guideline for understanding and implementing simulations using SP techniques. © 2009, IGI Global.

Publication Date

12-1-2009

Publication Title

Multi-Agent Systems for Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Number of Pages

155-175

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-226-8.ch007

Socpus ID

76649106226 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/76649106226

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