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shortest. In PTV Viswalk, a
static potential is generated to

PEDESTRIAN SIMULATION: measure the distances to the

destination.

MODELLING DYNAMICS Caution

DESTINATION:
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But as soon as the population density of pedestrians reaches a

certain threshold, they manage to organise themselves into a
group. Quite naturally they form stripes in corridors or create
oscillatory flows at bottlenecks.

With PTV Viswalk one can model and simulate that physical and
social forces. It is based on the Social Force Model developed
by Prof. Helbing.
ENCOUNTERING
OTHER PEDESTRIANS
In order to avoid collisions with
others, pedestrians adjust their
pace, overtaking slower pedes-
trians and moving out of the way
of oncoming ones. PTV Viswalk
harnesses these forces.
OBSTACLES
In PTV Viswalk, walls also exert a
repulsive force. As a result, pedes-
trians are modelled as maintaining
an extra distance from a wall in the
presence of a small number of
people, thereby taking a slight
detour compared to what is actually
the shortest route.
AVOIDING CROWDS
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PTV Viswalk

INTERACTING WITH
INTERACTING WITH PRIVATE TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PTV Viswalk is fully integrated into PTV Vissim.
Integrating PTV Viswalk and
Crossing a street is modelled using the same
PTV Vissim enables the interaction
objects as for encountering vehicles at a
between bus, railway and pedes-
junction. If pedestrians have right of way,
trians to be mapped in a single
vehicles wait for the pedestrian flow to pass
simulation. This means that actions
and vice versa.
such as changing buses or trains
can also be mapped.

http://vision-traffic.ptvgroup.com/viswalk