Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation

Short dwell times at bus stops are crucial for efficient public transport operations, yet existing traffic simulation tools commonly simplify passenger boarding. In this paper, we extend the SUMO-based co-simulation framework, Sumonity, to incorporate a sub-microscopic pedestrian model for city bus...

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Main Authors: Johannes Lindner, Mathias Pechinger, Klaus Bogenberger
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Published: TIB Open Publishing 2025-07-01
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description Short dwell times at bus stops are crucial for efficient public transport operations, yet existing traffic simulation tools commonly simplify passenger boarding. In this paper, we extend the SUMO-based co-simulation framework, Sumonity, to incorporate a sub-microscopic pedestrian model for city bus boarding. Our approach simulates real-time passenger flow, pathfinding, and door congestion in a Unity-based environment. We conduct a full-factorial simulation experiment with four bus door configurations, ranging from fully open double doors to partially closed options. We also consider different passenger loads between 1 and 50, yielding 200 unique scenarios. Detailed spatiotemporal data on passenger movements and boarding times are generated for each scenario. Analysis of crowding behaviors and door usage reveals significant sensitivity of boarding times to both passenger volume and door availability. These findings demonstrate the importance of accurately modeling pedestrian interactions for reliable dwell-time forecasts and underscore the potential of sub-microscopic pedestrian simulations.
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spelling doaj-art-7ebcaf8e7c1141369724601ff619e23b2025-08-20T02:41:39ZengTIB Open PublishingSUMO Conference Proceedings2750-44252025-07-01610.52825/scp.v6i.2618Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian SimulationJohannes Lindner0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9385-2453Mathias Pechinger1Klaus Bogenberger2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-9571Technical University of Munich Technical University of MunichTechnical University of Munich Short dwell times at bus stops are crucial for efficient public transport operations, yet existing traffic simulation tools commonly simplify passenger boarding. In this paper, we extend the SUMO-based co-simulation framework, Sumonity, to incorporate a sub-microscopic pedestrian model for city bus boarding. Our approach simulates real-time passenger flow, pathfinding, and door congestion in a Unity-based environment. We conduct a full-factorial simulation experiment with four bus door configurations, ranging from fully open double doors to partially closed options. We also consider different passenger loads between 1 and 50, yielding 200 unique scenarios. Detailed spatiotemporal data on passenger movements and boarding times are generated for each scenario. Analysis of crowding behaviors and door usage reveals significant sensitivity of boarding times to both passenger volume and door availability. These findings demonstrate the importance of accurately modeling pedestrian interactions for reliable dwell-time forecasts and underscore the potential of sub-microscopic pedestrian simulations. https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/scp/article/view/2618Sub-Microscopic Traffic SimulationPedestrian ModellingDwell TimeMicroscopic Traffic Simulation
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Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation
SUMO Conference Proceedings
Sub-Microscopic Traffic Simulation
Pedestrian Modelling
Dwell Time
Microscopic Traffic Simulation
title Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation
title_full Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation
title_fullStr Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation
title_full_unstemmed Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation
title_short Modeling Passenger Boarding Times Using Sumonity’s Sub-Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation
title_sort modeling passenger boarding times using sumonity s sub microscopic pedestrian simulation
topic Sub-Microscopic Traffic Simulation
Pedestrian Modelling
Dwell Time
Microscopic Traffic Simulation
url https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/scp/article/view/2618
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