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Flurin Hänseler

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Flurin Hänseler

International journals

Published

Total: 4

      Papers in conference proceedings

      • Hänseler, F., Bierlaire, M., Molyneaux, N., Scarinci, R., and Thémans, M. (2015). Modeling pedestrian flows in train stations: The example of Lausanne railway station. Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC) April 15-17, 2015.
      • Hänseler, F., Molyneaux, N., Bierlaire, M., and Stathopoulos, A. (2014). Schedule-based estimation of pedestrian demand within a railway station. Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC) 14-16 May, 2014.
      • Molyneaux, N., Hänseler, F., and Bierlaire, M. (2014). Modelling of train-induced pedestrian flows in railway stations. Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC) 14-16 May, 2014.
      • Hänseler, F., Farooq, B., and Bierlaire, M. (2013). An aggregated dynamic flow model for pedestrian movement in railway stations. Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC) 24-26 April, 2013.
      • Hänseler, F., Farooq, B., and Bierlaire, M. (2012). Preliminary ideas for dynamic estimation of pedestrian origin-destination demand within train stations. Proceedings of the Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) 02.05.2012-04.05.2012, 2012.
      • Sahaleh, S., Bierlaire, M., Farooq, B., Danalet, A., and Hänseler, F. (2012). Scenario Analysis of Pedestrian Flow in Public Spaces. Proceedings of the 12th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) May 2-4, 2012.

      Technical reports

      Seminars

    • Miscalleneous reviews (1)

      • Total: 1 reviews for 0 journals (since 2004). Per year: 2013: 1.

      Research projects

      Pedflux: Pedestrian flow modeling in train stations
      Sponsor: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
      Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Michaël Thémans (PM), Riccardo Scarinci (PM), Flurin Hänseler
      Period: April 01, 2012-March 31, 2015
      The aim of this collaborative research project between the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) and EPFL's transportation center is to analyze, model and optimize pedestrian flows in train stations. In recent years, the growing number of passengers has led to difficulties related to pedestrian flows in major train stations. Congestion of pedestrian walkways is increasingly becoming a problem during peak hours, but also due to clustering of people caused by major events or the beginning or end of holiday season. When capacity limits for pedestrian facilities are reached, normal operation of train schedules can be significantly impaired. Since train stations are important nodes within the multimodal public transportation system, it is of major importance that they are operated as efficiently as possible. In addition to the increase in passenger numbers, train stations have been undergoing a profound transformation from simple transit nodes towards versatile hubs that provide interface to short and long-distance train connections, to other modes including private transport by foot, bike and car, as well as to the city offering public space for shopping, eating and alike. This transformation leads to a further increase in pedestrian numbers and additionally introduces new behavior patterns. A sound understanding of pedestrian flows within a train station can help improve overall level of service, customer experience and safety. The main focus of this study lies on the development of a methodology allowing to estimate pedestrian origin-destination (OD) demand within a train station. Specifically, train time table, customer survey data and flow observations from an exhaustive camera system are used as sources of information in this process. Subsequently, the modeling frame work is applied to several case studies in Switzerland.
      Pedestrian dynamics: flows and behavior
      Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation
      Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Bilal Farooq (PM), Riccardo Scarinci (PM), Antonin Danalet, Flurin Hänseler, Marija Nikolic
      Period: April 01, 2012-March 31, 2015
      This project aims at developing mathematical models of pedestrian dynamics, both at aggregate and disaggregate levels. Integrated and holistic mathematical models will handle the complexity of this unique transport mode and help us to answer open research questions. in the future, such foundations will also allow to create the tools society needs to better understand pedestrian dynamics.
      Léman 2030: Flux piétons Gare de Lausanne
      Sponsor: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
      Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Michaël Thémans (PM), Bilal Farooq (PM), Flurin Hänseler, Antonin Danalet, Sohrab Sahaleh
      Period: October 01, 2011-July 15, 2012
      In the framework of a 9-month collaboration with CFF, pedestrian flows in Lausanne train station are estimated and modeled. Specifically, an estimation methodology for pedestrian origin-destination demand is developed and applied to predict a demand scenario for 2030. By means of a pedestrian flow simulator, several infrastructure scenarios are quantitatively evaluated, the result of which helps CFF to design and dimension pedestrian underpasses of Gare de Lausanne for the future.

      Regular teaching

      Enjeux Mondiaux
      Year: Spring 2015
      Section(s): All sections
      Lecturer: Michel Bierlaire
      Teaching assistant: Stefan Binder, Flurin Hänseler
      Webpage: http://moodle.epfl.ch/course/view.php?id=13982
      Recherche opérationnelle
      Year: Spring 2012
      Section(s): Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
      Lecturer: Michel Bierlaire
      Teaching assistant: Flurin Hänseler
      Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/ro2012

      Project supervision

      Masters theses

      Guy Cooper
      Section: Mathematics
      A multi-class framework for a pedestrian cell transmission model accounting for population heterogeneity
      Supervision:Flurin Hänseler, Marija Nikolic
      Expert:
      17/02/2014-20/06/2014

      Semester projects

      • Specification testing of fundamental diagrams for an anisotropic pedestrian network loading model, Joel Mateus Fonseca (SSC), January 30, 2016
      • Online estimation of pedestrian origin-destination demand in train stations using Kalman Filtering, Marc Solsona Bernet (SGC), January 30, 2016
      • Development of a novel pedestrian walking model applicable to congested flows, Gael LEDERREY, June 19, 2015
      • A two-step approach for estimating pedestrian demand in a congested network, Eduard Rojas (SIN), May 30, 2014
      • Schedule-based estimation of pedestrian travel demand within a quasi-uncongested railway station, Quentin Mazars-Simon (SSC), January 31, 2014
      • Demand/supply coupling in pedestrian traffic estimation, Jérémy Rabasco (CSE), January 31, 2014
      • Movement patterns of pedestrians on platforms, Nicholas Alan Molyneaux, May 31, 2013
      • Development of a novel pedestrian flow simulator, Thomas Mühlematter, May 31, 2013
      • Movement patterns of pedestrians on platforms prior to/after train departures/arrivals in Gare de Lausanne: Exploitation of pedestrian tracking data, Isabel Tovar, January 12, 2013
      • Dynamic estimation of pedestrian origin-destination within train stations: Exploitation of pedestrian tracking data and comparison to travel surveys, Maëlle Zimmermann (SMA), January 12, 2013