A Study on Directional Navigation of Pedestrian down to the Underground

Abstract

This study focuses on the sense of resistance on pedestrians down to the underground. In order to analyze a pedestrian's direction navigation and way-finding behavior when pedestrians going down the stairs to the underground, the simulation experiment was conducted using personal computer by providing the visual information in movements. The results show that the directional navigation and way-finding behavior becomes difficult as the number of corners of the stairs increases. In addition, the visual information regarding direction might improve those behavior