Using desired speed distributions for pedestrians

You can use desired speed distributions for pedestrians that are described in the specialized literature. You can allocate desired speed distributions for pedestrians to the following types of base data:

The walking behavior of pedestrians and the simulation results are strongly affected by the various desired speed distributions. Upper and lower limits for pedestrian speed and intermediate points, which mark the changes in speed, are defined in the desired speed distributions for pedestrians.

Viswalk contains the following desired speed distributions for pedestrians that are described in the specialized literature (Attributes of desired speed distributions):

No. Name Description
1020 IMO-M <30

Speed distribution for male pedestrians on ships, age class under 30 International Maritime Organization:  Guidelines for evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships (as IMO below)
1021 IMO-F <30

Same as IMO-M <30, but for females
1022 IMO-M 30-50

Speed distribution for male pedestrians on ships, age class 30 to 50. International Maritime Organization
1023 IMO-F >30-50

Same as IMO-M 30-50, but for females
1024 IMO-M >50

Speed distribution for male pedestrians on ships, age class over 50. International Maritime Organization
1025 IMO-F >50

Same as IMO-F >50, but for females
1026 IMO-M M1

Speed distribution for male pedestrians on ships with reduced mobility, age class over 50. International Maritime Organization
1027 IMO-F M1

Same as IMO-F >50, but for females
1028 IMO-M M2

Speed distribution for male pedestrians on ships with severely reduced mobility, age class over 50. International Maritime Organization
1029 IMO-F M2

Same as IMO-F >50, but for females
1040 Fruin 1

Speed distribution according to Fruin, J.J.: In: Pedestrian Planning and Design, 1971,  PEDESTRIAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
1041 Fruin 2

Speed distribution according to Fruin, J.J.: In: Pedestrian Planning and Design, 1971,  PEDESTRIAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
1042 Predt-Milinski

Speed distribution for pedestrians in buildings. Predtechenski, V.; Milinski, A.: Planning for Foot Traffic Flow in Buildings. Amerino Publishing Co., New Delhi, 1978
1043 Stairs Kretz 1

Speed distribution based on measurements of the upward speed of pedestrians at the top end of long stairs. Kretz, T.; Grünebohm, A.; Kessel, A.; Klüpfel, H.; Meyer-König, T. and Schreckenberg, M.:  Upstairs walking speed distributions on a long stairway. In: Safety Science 46(1) p. 72-78. 2008.
1044 Stairs Kretz 2

Speed distribution based on measurements of the upward speed of pedestrians at the top end of long stairs. Kretz, T.; Grünebohm, A.; Kessel, A.; Klüpfel, H.; Meyer-König, T. and Schreckenberg, M.:  Upstairs walking speed distributions on a long stairway. In: Safety Science 46(1) p. 72-78. 2008.
1045 Airport - S.B. Young

Speed distribution for pedestrians in airports. Young, S.B.:  TRB article: Evaluation of Pedestrian Walking Speeds in Airport Terminals and record:  Evaluation of Pedestrian Walking Speeds in Airport Terminals.
1046 Airport - S.B. Young

Speed distribution for pedestrians on moving walkways in airports. The speeds of pedestrians on the moving walkway are given relative to the speed of the walkway, so the speeds of some pedestrians are close to ZERO.

Young and Viswalk define the speed distribution differently:

  • Young includes pedestrians who are standing on the moving walkway, in their speed distribution.
  • In Viswalk, you enter a value for the attribute Walking percentage (WalkPerc) of the relevant moving walkway. The difference is taken into consideration in Viswalk:

In Viswalk, the speed difference 1009 of Young begins at 0.77 km/h. Therefore enter 74.5 % for the attribute Walking percentage (WalkPerc).

Superordinate topic:

Parameters for pedestrian simulation