Modeling partial routes for pedestrians

A pedestrian routing decision (partial) is either static, based on a formula or dynamic. For dynamic pedestrian routing decisions (partial) you can also select a route choice method.

Static method

Route choice method	Description
Static	Fixed user-defined ratios per partial route for each user-defined time interval (Defining partial routing decisions of a pedestrian), (Attributes of partial pedestrian routing decisions). For static partial routes the decision process is the same as for static routes (main routes).

Method used - Formula

Route choice method	Description
Formula	Enter the formula (with the attribute and attribute value), which defines the percentage of pedestrians using the pedestrian route (Defining partial routing decisions of a pedestrian), (Attributes of partial pedestrian routing decisions).

Dynamic method

Route choice method	Description
Travel time	Dependence of choice ratios on the travel time of pedestrians who have already finished the partial route (Route choice method using the Travel time criterion)
Service point selection	For modeling the route choice when confronted with a set of parallel queues, e.g. in front of several counters where the shortest queue should be selected (Route selection method Use service point selection).
Quantity	Proportion depends on the number of pedestrians in that area (Route choice method using the Quantity criterion): Combination method: Calculation of the number of pedestrians from the route choice areas
Density	Proportion depends on the density of pedestrians in that area (Route choice method using the Density criterion): Combination method: Calculation of the number of pedestrians from the route choice areas

The partial routing decision only affects pedestrians whose current pedestrian route (static or partial) includes an intermediate point or destination in the area that the partial routes, belonging to the respective partial routing decision, have their destination.

A partial routing decision function applies as soon as the pedestrian enters the area where the partial routing decision is made. The area does not have to include an intermediate point of the pedestrian's route.

All partial pedestrian routes starting at the same partial routing decision lead to the same destination area. This does not only apply to partial pedestrian routes whose routing point is located in an area with the Queuing attribute. In this case, this routing point is required in order to allow pedestrians to join the queue.

Weighting partial pedestrian routes

You can weight partial pedestrian routes using the attributes below and thus influence the attractiveness of a partial pedestrian route or take into account different capacities of partial pedestrian routes: (Attributes of partial pedestrian routes):

• Additional quantity
• Additional quantity - service point selection
• Additional density
• Additional travel time