Research Article
Modeling and Simulation of Nonmotorized Vehicles’ Dispersion at Mixed Flow Intersections
Table 3
Similarities between the dispersion of charged particles in electric fields and nonmotorized vehicles’ dispersion at intersections.
| Dispersion characteristics | Dispersion of charged particle in electric field (microscopic field) | Dispersion of non-motorized vehicles at intersections (macroscopic space) |
| Dispersion and shrinkage process | Charged particles dispersing to electric boundary will shrink back to the field [41] | Go-straight non-motorized vehicles will disperse and shrink during the crossing process (Figures 9 and 10) |
| Dispersion intensity | Particle with higher charge quantity disperses with higher intensity since a higher repulsive force is applied to them [41] | High-speed e-bike has a stronger intension to disperse (Figure 8) |
| Distance among participants | The distances between charged particles increases if their speeds increase [40] | The distance between non-motorized vehicles will increase if the non-motorized vehicles’ speeds increase [46] |
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