A Social Force Model for Companion Groups Considering Relative-Weight Attraction

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Main Authors: Dong, Lihui, He, Yingshuang, Deng, Yunfeng, Zheng, Qiuyu, Wang, Tianming
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author Dong, Lihui
He, Yingshuang
Deng, Yunfeng
Zheng, Qiuyu
Wang, Tianming
author_facet Dong, Lihui
He, Yingshuang
Deng, Yunfeng
Zheng, Qiuyu
Wang, Tianming
contents This paper introduces an improved social force model for companion group that incorporates relative weight attraction. Based on the traditional social force model, the interaction forces among individuals within leader-follower groups are described by introducing relative weight attraction. Additionally, a velocity synchronization term is integrated into the pedestrians' self-driving force to address the problem of group dispersion commonly found in traditional models. Furthermore, the desired direction of followers within the companion group is refined to adapt to the evacuation movement led by the group leader. These enhancements collectively form a Social Force Model of companion groups considering relative weight attraction. Through comparative analysis of pedestrian evacuation processes in bidirectional channel simulation experiments between the relative weight attraction model and the traditional molecular potential (force) model, this study finds that the relative weight attraction model demonstrates stronger regulation and following capabilities when simulating collisions between companion groups and pedestrians or obstacles, more effectively ensuring group cohesion. Building upon this foundation, this study further investigates the impact of varying companion ratios on evacuation efficiency within the relative-weight attraction model. The results demonstrate that evacuation time steps exhibit a non-monotonic trend (initial increase, followed by a decrease, and a subsequent rise) as the companion ratio escalates. Additionally, across multiple simulation runs, the standard deviation of evacuation time steps expands with increasing companion ratios, indicating heightened fluctuation in individual evacuation timing.
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spellingShingle A Social Force Model for Companion Groups Considering Relative-Weight Attraction
Dong, Lihui
He, Yingshuang
Deng, Yunfeng
Zheng, Qiuyu
Wang, Tianming
Physics and Society
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
This paper introduces an improved social force model for companion group that incorporates relative weight attraction. Based on the traditional social force model, the interaction forces among individuals within leader-follower groups are described by introducing relative weight attraction. Additionally, a velocity synchronization term is integrated into the pedestrians' self-driving force to address the problem of group dispersion commonly found in traditional models. Furthermore, the desired direction of followers within the companion group is refined to adapt to the evacuation movement led by the group leader. These enhancements collectively form a Social Force Model of companion groups considering relative weight attraction. Through comparative analysis of pedestrian evacuation processes in bidirectional channel simulation experiments between the relative weight attraction model and the traditional molecular potential (force) model, this study finds that the relative weight attraction model demonstrates stronger regulation and following capabilities when simulating collisions between companion groups and pedestrians or obstacles, more effectively ensuring group cohesion. Building upon this foundation, this study further investigates the impact of varying companion ratios on evacuation efficiency within the relative-weight attraction model. The results demonstrate that evacuation time steps exhibit a non-monotonic trend (initial increase, followed by a decrease, and a subsequent rise) as the companion ratio escalates. Additionally, across multiple simulation runs, the standard deviation of evacuation time steps expands with increasing companion ratios, indicating heightened fluctuation in individual evacuation timing.
title A Social Force Model for Companion Groups Considering Relative-Weight Attraction
topic Physics and Society
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15251