Lateral bicycle dynamics model

This code is intended to simulate the coupled dynamics of bicycles using a modified version of the lateral bicycle model to account for the repelling interaction between them.

Last modified version 12/04/2016

Lateral bicycle model - Python library for bicycle dynamics

Microsimulator solving for the free-space dynamics of bicycles using a so-called "Lateral bicycle Model" based on the article [Helbing & Molnar Phys. Rev. E 51, 4282 (1995)].

• Includes pedestrian dynamics by solving time-dependent "Social Force Model" equations.

Installation

Requirements:

• Git
• Python and Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib dependencies

The following instructions are for a Unix-like environment without root privileges.

In a terminal,

mkdir BicycleModel
cd BicycleModel
git clone https://github.com/UCLGuichard/BicycleModel

This gets the code. Now let's run it.

cd BicycleModel/src
python bicycle.py

If all went well, you should now have a test case running.

BicycleModel has been developed and tested under Windows and Eclipse IDE with Python 2.7 and Anaconda interpreters.

Usage

Testing

Example

Getting help

License

See LICENSE file for more details.

Citation

See CITATION file for more details.

Version

1.0 (in progress)

History

BicycleModel is derived from numerous literature around vehicle models.

Acknowledgements

• Whoever involved in this project.

Contact

[Roland Guichard] - roland.guichard@ts.catapult.org.uk