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[HTT17-09] Analysis of Walking Trajectory for Pavement Design
Keywords:pavement, walking trajectory, simulation
1. Introduction
Infrastructure facilities in Japan were developed intensively during the period of high economic growth, and many of them are now aging. 70 percent or more of the social infrastructure will be 50 years old by 2030. In addition, with the rapid aging of society, road surface design and barrier-free design are being implemented to make walking safer for the elderly and others, and these will lead to walking comfort. However, there are no concrete indicators for pavement design, and in many cases, the design is discussed and decided upon based on vague regional characteristics between the client and the contractor.
Although people use the road surfaces they pass by on a daily basis, they are rarely aware of the pavement itself.
2. Research objectives and Methods
Because of the myriad of visual information in urban space, it is difficult to compare and find relationships among them. For this reason, most studies on paved roads in Japan are concerned with durability, maintainability, and walkability, and there are few studies that relate visual design to walkability. This study aims to clarify how paved road design affects walkability.
Using the virtual reality software Twinmotion, we created a virtual space that mimics a commercial street surrounding a 50-m-long, 6-m-wide sidewalk. Various pavement design patterns were prepared in the space, and subjects were asked to experience walking on the 50m surface, and the walking characteristics were considered from the coordinates of walking.
3. Consideration
In pavement design, various shapes have a significant impact on walking trajectory.
The results suggest that the shape of the pavement design has a significant effect on the walking trajectory. It was also shown that walking moving to the left and right also affects the progression force, stagnation force, and backward force.
Infrastructure facilities in Japan were developed intensively during the period of high economic growth, and many of them are now aging. 70 percent or more of the social infrastructure will be 50 years old by 2030. In addition, with the rapid aging of society, road surface design and barrier-free design are being implemented to make walking safer for the elderly and others, and these will lead to walking comfort. However, there are no concrete indicators for pavement design, and in many cases, the design is discussed and decided upon based on vague regional characteristics between the client and the contractor.
Although people use the road surfaces they pass by on a daily basis, they are rarely aware of the pavement itself.
2. Research objectives and Methods
Because of the myriad of visual information in urban space, it is difficult to compare and find relationships among them. For this reason, most studies on paved roads in Japan are concerned with durability, maintainability, and walkability, and there are few studies that relate visual design to walkability. This study aims to clarify how paved road design affects walkability.
Using the virtual reality software Twinmotion, we created a virtual space that mimics a commercial street surrounding a 50-m-long, 6-m-wide sidewalk. Various pavement design patterns were prepared in the space, and subjects were asked to experience walking on the 50m surface, and the walking characteristics were considered from the coordinates of walking.
3. Consideration
In pavement design, various shapes have a significant impact on walking trajectory.
The results suggest that the shape of the pavement design has a significant effect on the walking trajectory. It was also shown that walking moving to the left and right also affects the progression force, stagnation force, and backward force.