
Duration
January 2025 to December 2027
LoStInCrowds
Locomotion strategies and injury potential in dense pedestrian crowds
The LoStInCrowds project aims to improve safety in crowds, for example at major events or in transport infrastructures, by systematically analysing the risk of injury due to movement adaptations in dense pedestrian flows. This is done with a special focus on the interaction between individuals and people in their immediate surroundings. To achieve this, bottleneck experiments are carried out with people of different physical characteristics, utilizing motion capture systems and pressure sensors. Approaches from biomechanics and pedestrian dynamics will be combined, leading to three main objectives:
1. systematic survey of risk factors for injuries in a crowd and the impact of associated movement adaptations on pedestrian flow,
2. studying the influence of characteristics of a pedestrian flow on the movement of individuals within the surrounding crowd and the resulting risk of injury,
3. detailed analysis of specific situations that modulate the risk of injury for an individual.
Contact: Dr. Maik Boltes