Pedestrian Dynamics®

Pedestrian Dynamics uses agent-based modeling to simulate how individual pedestrians (or “agents”) move and interact within an environment. By assigning behavioral rules to each agent, the model captures realistic crowd patterns such as movement flows, congestion, and route choices. This approach makes it possible to forecast how people respond to changes in infrastructure.

Pedestrian Dynamics® lets you model and simulate pedestrian behavior in and around transportation infrastructure with full integration of road traffic and public transport. This allows you to create realistic, end-to-end simulations of how pedestrians interact with vehicles, buses, trains, and other transport systems, helping optimize safety, flow, and connectivity across urban environments.

With Pedestrian Dynamics®, you can bring simulations to life through powerful 2D and 3D visualization. Imported data is transformed into interactive models that clearly show how pedestrian crowds move through different infrastructures.

These visualizations make it easier to analyze flows, identify bottlenecks, and optimize safety and security in venues, transport hubs, and urban environments.

Pedestrian Dynamics® lets you utilize and adapt a wide range of simulation objects to fit your specific scenarios. With pre-built, customizable elements like cars, buses, stanchions, security gates, and other infrastructure-specific objects, you can build detailed digital twins that realistically simulate pedestrian flows, optimize safety and efficiency, enhance the overall experience, and clearly demonstrate design choices to stakeholders.

InControl’s Pedestrian Dynamics® connects seamlessly with external systems and real-time data feeds—such as cameras and sensors—to enrich simulations with live input. By incorporating real-world data, digital twins become more accurate and dynamic, enabling better evaluation of scenarios, performance optimization, and informed decision-making.

This makes it a powerful tool for improving pedestrian and crowd management across infrastructures like airports, urban areas, events, and commercial spaces—while also providing clear insights for stakeholder communication.

Pedestrian Dynamics® allows you to test and compare different strategies within a digital twin to model and optimize pedestrian flows. By analyzing factors such as bottlenecks, infrastructure design, and visitor numbers, the software helps predict potential issues, evaluate their impact on safety and efficiency, and identify the most effective solutions for complex environments. This makes it easier to make informed decisions and build confidence with stakeholders.

With Pedestrian Dynamics®, you can define and adjust a wide range of input parameters to build detailed simulations of pedestrian movement. Based on real-world data, these parameters capture crowd characteristics, infrastructure layouts, and operational scenarios within a digital twin.

This enables accurate predictions and optimizations for safety, efficiency, and the overall customer experience across any type of infrastructure.

Pedestrian Dynamics® makes it easy to export simulation results to Excel, databases, or business intelligence (BI) tools for deeper analysis. This capability supports efficient scenario comparison, bottleneck identification, and the measurement of safety, comfort, and overall performance. By turning simulation outcomes into actionable insights, you can optimize processes and improve decision-making across venues and infrastructures.