Simulating Evacuations with Obstacles Using a Modified Dynamic Cellular Automata Model
Joint Authors
Source
Journal of Applied Mathematics
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A modified dynamic cellular automata model is proposed to simulate the evacuation of occupants from a room with obstacles.
The model takes into account some factors that play an important role in an evacuation process, such as human emotions and crowd density around the exits.
It also incorporates people’s ability to select a less congested exit route, a factor that is rarely investigated.
The simulation and experimental results show that modifications to the exits provide reasonable improvement to evacuation time, after taking into account the fact that people will tend to select exit routes based on the distance to the exits and the crowd density around the exits.
In addition, the model is applied to simulations of classroom and restaurant evacuation.
Results obtained with the proposed model are compared with those of several existing models.
The outcome of the comparison demonstrates that it performs better than existing models.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Eng Aik, Lim& Wee Choon, Tan. 2012. Simulating Evacuations with Obstacles Using a Modified Dynamic Cellular Automata Model. Journal of Applied Mathematics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-993667
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Eng Aik, Lim& Wee Choon, Tan. Simulating Evacuations with Obstacles Using a Modified Dynamic Cellular Automata Model. Journal of Applied Mathematics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-993667
American Medical Association (AMA)
Eng Aik, Lim& Wee Choon, Tan. Simulating Evacuations with Obstacles Using a Modified Dynamic Cellular Automata Model. Journal of Applied Mathematics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-993667
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-993667