Estimating density limits for walking pedestrians keeping a safe interpersonal distancing

Abstract With people trying to keep a safe distance from others due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the way in which pedestrians walk has completely changed since the pandemic broke out1,2. In this work, laboratory experiments demonstrate the effect of several variables—such as the pedestrian density, the...

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Main Authors: I. Echeverría-Huarte, A. Garcimartín, R. C. Hidalgo, C. Martín-Gómez, I. Zuriguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79454-0