Test 1: Walking speed in a corridor
PASS1. Definition
One person walks along a corridor 2 m wide and 40 m long at a set walking speed. The test shows that the person covers the distance in the matching time. RiMEA allows for three inaccuracies: 0.4 m for body size, 1 s for premovement time and 5 % for walking speed. For a typical speed of 1.33 m/s, set between 4.5 and 5.1 km/h, this gives a travel time between 26 and 34 s.
Source: RiMEA 4.1.1, Test 1, p. 29. This is a paraphrase, not the text of the standard.
Reference: RiMEA e.V. (2025). RiMEA: Richtlinie für Mikroskopische Entfluchtungsanalysen / Guideline for Microscopic Evacuation Analysis, version 4.1.1. https://rimea.de/ (Page numbers are the page numbers of the bilingual guideline (n / 56).)
2. Scenario
Scenario figure from the executed notebook.
3. What to expect
The travel time at 1.33 m/s lies between 26 and 34 s. This is the only test in the guideline with a fixed window; for all other tests RiMEA states that it sets no fixed pass limits (p. 28).
Our criterion: Travel time at 1.33 m/s in [26, 34] s
4. Our result
Status: PASS
Test cases of this row
| Case | Status | Result | Run |
|---|---|---|---|
test_ | PASS | out_of_bounds_samples = 0 count accepted 0 – 0 count | n = 1 · seed 42 |
test_ | PASS | travel_time = 29.69 s accepted 26 – 34 s | n = 1 · seed 42 |
test_: bound: 0 <= measured <= 0 (samples outside the walkable area)agent_ stays_ in_ corridor
Result figure from the executed notebook.
5. Our implementation
Deviations from the standard:
- The agent starts within the first 0.4 m of the corridor and is removed on entering a 0.1 m exit strip at 39.9 to 40 m, so it walks slightly less than 40 m. The window is applied to the simulated travel time without adjustment.
- The suite adds a second check that RiMEA does not ask for: on every sample the agent’s centre stays at least its radius, less 1 mm, inside the corridor walls (decision D16).
Model: CollisionFreeSpeedModel
- Test function: tests/vv/test_rimea.py::test_agent_stays_in_corridor
- Scenario file: Rimea-01-corridor.zip