Research Article

Modeling and Simulation of Departure Passenger’s Behavior Based on an Improved Social Force Approach: A Case Study on an Airport Terminal in China

Table 2

Parameter settings.

SymbolDescriptionValue

τiTime consumption of changing velocity0.5 s
li0Radius of avoiding behavior’s space limitation1.5 m
AiStrength parameter of avoiding force200N
BiRange parameter of avoiding force1.5 m
CiStrength parameter of horizontal avoiding force40N
k1Strength parameter of press1.2 × 105 kg·s−2
k2Strength parameter of friction2.4 × 105 kg m−1·s−1
k3Impact degree parameter of distance in route choice2
k4Impact degree parameter of speed difference in route choice1
k5Impact degree parameter of density in route choice2
k6Impact degree parameter of distribution in route choice1
k7Impact degree parameter of distance in node choice1
k8Impact degree parameter of waiting people in node choice1