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Merging Facility and Process. Pedestrian Planning with Simulation Modeling Gloria Bender January 7, 2009. Outline. Introduction and Background General Modeling Approach and Considerations Simulation Modeling Examples Benefits of Simulation in Planning Conclusions. Introduction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Merging Facility and Process
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Pedestrian Planning with Simulation Modeling
Gloria BenderJanuary 7, 2009
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Outline
• Introduction and Background• General Modeling Approach and Considerations• Simulation Modeling Examples• Benefits of Simulation in Planning • Conclusions
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Introduction
• Transportation terminals, shopping, entertainment and sport venues require special planning considerations to– Accommodate growing and highly-peaked activity schedules– Support the complex interactions of processes within the
facility– Adapt to changes in market preferences– Fulfill consumers’ increasing expectations
• Complexity, cost and time are causing owners to look for tools to evaluate performance of facilities prior to program selection or construction.
• This presentation focuses on the use of computer simulation and animation to better plan large pedestrian service facilities.
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Our History1986 1989 1998
First airside simulation project
First landside simulation project
Worked as the Airport Consulting Group within AA Decision Technologies,an AMR firm, SABRE Decision Technologies, and The SABRE Group
Management buy-out from SABRE
2004
Initiated buy/sell discussions with SABRE
Management restructure 100% WBE
1997
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Our Projects
Worked in Over 20 Countries
• Worked at 24 of the 25 largest airports
• Completed over 200 simulation projects over 10 years
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Typical Planning Approachs
• Advantages– Easy and quick to apply– Inexpensive– Historically-accepted
approach
• Disadvantages– Do not account for system
dynamics– Many projects require more
sophisticated analyses– May require limiting assumptions– Limited performance measures
available -- averages without statistical confidence
– Many systems cannot be modeled by analytical techniques
– Cannot consider dependencies– Requires mathematical
sophistication
Rules of Thumb / Design Standards
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Simulation - Advantages• Once model is built, it can be used repeatedly for “what
if” scenarios).• Analyze a proposed system even though the input data
are somewhat sketchy• Simulation data less costly to obtain than similar data
from the real system.• Analytical models usually require many simplifying
assumptions to make them mathematically tractable; simulation models have no such restrictions
• Any conceivable performance measure can be obtained, including detailed, custom “Level of Service” standards.
• Simulation is occasionally the only means of deriving a viable solution to a problem - builds consensus
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Simulation Disadvantages
• May be costly, requiring more time to construct and validate than other methods
• Need trained staff, software, and fast computer• Need continuous focus to complete projects• Sometimes used when analytic techniques will
suffice
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Calculation vs. Simulation Analysis
• Simulation accounts for process distribution in assessing performance of the system.
• Assumptions:– Customers arrive to a server according to uniform [.1,4.1]
distribution with a 2.1 minute average– The server has a constant service time of 2.0 minutes
• Simple analysis– Parameters such as arrival rates are described by averages– Using the average arrival rate (2.1 minutes), no queue will
occur because the service time is less than the inter-arrival time
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Calculation vs. Simulation Analysis
• Simulation Analysis– Allows for parameters to be described by the actual
distributions observed• Arrival rate is not uniform!
– Based on five independent runs • The maximum queue before the server is 15 customers• The average queue before the server is 1.1 customers
• Conclusion– When distributional information is available, using
simulation analysis provides more accurate results– Sufficient detail should be included in a model to
accurately portray the dynamics of the system
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Animation Example – Middle School
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Animation Example – Light Rail
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Caution: Simulation vs. Animation
• Simulation– Mathematical representation of the system over time– Expected demand on facility– Statistical output of system performance– Multiple replications/runs must be performed to ensure confidence
in results– May or may not include animation
• Animation (or single-run simulation)– Graphical picture of system demand– Good idea of facility performance but not statistically-sound results
• Architectural walk-through models– Depicts ‘look and feel’ of facility– Does not include realistic demand
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Why Simulate?
• Illustrate dynamic operations vs. static facility plan
• System-wide evaluation—minimizes unintended consequences
• Granularity of planning early-on saves design costs
• Captures the effects of process variability• Explicitly models interactions• Accounts for patron and tenant differences• Provides detailed performance metrics for
decision support – Any metrics required—no limitations– For the entire planning day as well as peak
hour• Enables “what if” analyses
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When to Simulate?
• Programming/planning phase• Concept development
– Evaluate competing alternatives based on performance• Schematic design validation• Detail design• Construction phasing• Post implementation
– Operational changes– Renovations/expansions
• Illustrate new operations
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Modeling Philosophy
• Involve stakeholders (users and decision makers) throughout entire process– Owner– Applicable government regulators– Tenants– Other users
• Develop unique model to answer stakeholder’s specific question• Establish the performance metrics necessary for decision
support up front• Model the total system of integrated operational components
– Realistic demand– Realistic environmental constraints– Interdependencies between functions
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Validation Example
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Simulation Model Considerations
• Mathematical-logical representation • Physical layout—CAD drawing• Operating rules• Modeling language doesn’t matter, so long as . . .
– Random Number Streams - Ensure variables of interest have separate random number streams
– Simulation Replications - Place confidence intervals around your most variable output measure and ensure replications produce statistically significant differences
• “Linking” models
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Simulation Output
• Report Results - Graphs and animation can present a wealth of data at one glance
• Animation• Model delivery/GUI
Travel to INS42%
INS5%
Baggage17%
Checkpoint2%
Recheck2%
Security8%
Travel to Gate20%
FIS Exit4%
Int’l Pax Connect Time
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Level of Service Concept
• In buildings, typically expressed as space requirement– Will pedestrians be able to move freely?– Will people be comfortable?
• Two aspects– Physical capacity– Varying demand
• Measures– Time-based
• Waiting time• Walking distance and time
– Space• Square feet/person
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Airport Simulation Modeling Examples
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Ontario International Airport
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DFW Terminal D Parking Garage
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Roadway and Curbside
• Evaluate roadway design and operation
• Performance metrics– Vehicles double- and
triple-parked– Effective system
capacity– Waiting time for shuttles,
etc.– Congestion—max
queues and total delay– Impact of ConRAC and
consolidated bussing
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George Bush Intercontinental/Houston
• Objective– Assess roadway and
curbside capacity during various construction projects
• Areas Modeled– Terminal curbsides– Airport access roads
to 25-mile square area• Performance Criteria
– Roadway throughput– Vehicle delays
----> Enter Terminal C Parking GarageTerminal BTerminal A
Terminal D
Terminal C
TRACS Model
CORSIM Model
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IAH Construction Phasing
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IAH Roadway (CORSIM)
• System Components– Regional Freeways
• Beltway 8• US 59• Hardy Toll Road
connector– Airport Access
Roadways • JFK Blvd• Will Clayton Pkwy
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IAH Roadway (TRACS)
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Airport Security Changes – Explosive Detection of Checked Bags
• 100% explosive detection of checked bags• Quantify screening requirements• Quantify BHS requirements• Quantify impact of system control logic• Systems meet requirements of the Planning
Guidelines and Design Standards (PGDS) for Checked Baggage Inspection Systems (October 2007)
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Baggage Operations Performance
• Critical performance measurements– Baggage connection time– Belt and system capacities– Queuing/congestion of tractors at bag room input belts– Staging requirement for baggage carts– Bottleneck operations in bag processing
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Sacramento Inline BHS
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Pedestrian Flow Simulation Examples
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Stadium Operations
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Office Campus – Construction
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Office Campus – Freedom Tower
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Benefits for Facility Planning
• Measure performance of proposed facility design prior to construction
• Increased granularity of planning early reduces design costs• Provide performance measures that reflect the impact of
various factors• Explicitly model interactions• Evaluate many alternatives quickly and inexpensively• Identify unexpected results and change the design before
implementation• Evaluate new approaches without risk• Integrate facilities and systems/operations effectively• Avoids embarrassing situations - helps to “GET IT RIGHT THE
FIRST TIME”
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Conclusions
• Simulation analysis provides benefits to decision makers:– Very detailed, quantitative comparisons of competing
alternatives– Evaluation of hard-to-measure qualitative performance, such as
customer “Levels of Service”– Opportunity to identify and correct design flaws prior to
construction• Modeling helps owners save time and money on the
planning and implementation of facility and system design projects
• Pedestrian simulation models can be linked with other tools to analyze entire system to ensure balanced facilities
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Merging Facility and Process
Thank you.
Gloria Bender Managing Principal817.359.2954 [email protected]