PedService

The PedService block directs pedestrians flow through group of services. Services in pedestrian flow models define a group of similar physical service objects (turnstiles, ticket vending machines, security checkpoints, check-in counters, and so on).

There are two types of space markup shapes you can use to draw services in your pedestrian model:

•  Service with Area — Used to define service(s) with electronic queue (like in bank office, information office on the railway station, etc.) Pedestrians do not stand in a queue line, but wait for their turn in the neighboring area. The area is defined by a polygonal node.
•  Service with Lines — Used to define service(s) with queue(s) where pedestrians wait until the service becomes available in a queue line. Two types of queues are supported: usual queue lines and “serpentine” queue typically used in airport check-in areas.

You first draw service in the graphical editor, then add the Pedestrian Library block PedService into your flowchart. Finally you should specify the name of the service markup shape in the corresponding property of the block PedService.

Services

Here you should specify the name of the service markup shape, where pedestrians passing through this block, will be serviced.

Syntax: ServiceBase services

Queue choice policy

Defines whether pedestrian will choose Shortest queue, Closest queue, or user should individually choose queue for each pedestrian using the Queue parameter below (Other mode).

Name: queueChoicePolicy

Queue

[Visible if Queue choice policy is set to Other]
Queue the pedestrian will choose to wait for a service.

Value type: QueueUnit
Local variable: ped — the pedestrian

Delay time

Service delay time. Time, which pedestrian passes standing at entry point of Linear service, or at a point of Point service.

Value type: double
Local variables:
ped — the pedestrian
ServiceUnit service — the service point

Recovery delay

Recovery time of the service point after servicing a pedestrian, during which it stays “closed”.

Value type: double
Local variables:
ped — the pedestrian
ServiceUnit service — the service point

Pass through in reverse direction

If the option is selected (or the specified expression returns true), pedestrian pass through this service in reverse direction.

Value type: boolean
Local variable: ped — the pedestrian

On enter

Code executed when the pedestrian enters the block.

Local variable: ped — the pedestrian

On enter queue

Code executed when the pedestrian enters the queue.

Local variables:
ped — the pedestrian
QueueUnit queue — the queue

On at exit queue

Code executed when the pedestrian is ready to leave the queue.

Local variables:
ped — the pedestrian
QueueUnit queue — the queue

On exit queue

Code executed when the pedestrian leaves the queue.

Local variables:
ped — the pedestrian
QueueUnit queue — the queue

On begin service

Code executed when a pedestrian begins servicing procedure.

Local variables:
ped — the pedestrian
ServiceUnit service — the service point

On end service

Code executed when a pedestrian ends servicing procedure and about to exit the service.

Local variables:
ped — the pedestrian
ServiceUnit service — the service point

On exit

Code executed when the pedestrian exits the block via out port (in the normal way).

Local variable: ped — the pedestrian

On cancel

Code executed when a pedestrian exits the block via ccl port.

Local variable: ped — the pedestrian

in

The input port.

out

The output port for pedestrians leaving the block “normally” after the successful completion of the command.

ccl

The output port for pedestrians leaving the block because of “cancel” event (caused by a call of either cancel or cancelAll method).

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