Essays about: "Pedestrian flow"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Pedestrian flow.
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1. Causes for Single Accidents Among Pedestrians
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : In the traffic environment, pedestrians account for approximately one thirdof injured road users. The vast majority (95%) are single accidents, i.e.,pedestrian falls without any another part involved. READ MORE
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2. Bluegreengrey (BGG) solution for future climate and flood-resilient urban drainage network by enhancing the natural hydrological cycle
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : A loop of urbanization, increasing impervious surface in urban areas, increasing temperature, rainfall, surface runoff and flooding, and lack of new spaces have been adding challenges to urban drainage systems for decades. The climate change impacts are exposing the existing vulnerable conventional urban drainage systems to more challenges in the future. READ MORE
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3. People flow maps for socially conscious robot navigation
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/RymdteknikAbstract : With robots becoming increasingly common in human occupied spaces, there has been a growing body of research into the problem of socially conscious robot navigation. A robot must be able to predict and anticipate the movements of people around it in order to navigate in a way that is socially acceptable, or it may face rejection and therefore failure. READ MORE
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4. Walking into the Future : Exploring WiFi fingerprinting in pedestrian-oriented planning
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : In order to investigate what place WiFi fingerprinting has in pedestrian-oriented planning, an interview study was carried out by conducting 12 semi-structured interviews with different actors working in pedestrian-related fields. The actors represent both the private and the public sector, and work in various geographical scales. READ MORE
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5. Simulation of road traffic flow in Hangzhou
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknikAbstract : Is it possible to increase traffic flows and decrease stand stills in rush hour traffic by tweaking existing traffic light signals? A vehicle’s engine running on idle is not useful in physical terms and emits unnecessary exhausts. By investigating and observing signal phase times on site in Hangzhou, China, an effort was made to find out if it was possible to get better flow and thus lower emissions by changing the traffic signal programs. READ MORE