Agent-Based Modeling of Emergency Evacuations Considering Human Panic Behavior
Authored by Ashutosh Trivedi, Shrisha Rao
Date Published: 2018
DOI: 10.1109/tcss.2017.2783332
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MASON
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Abstract
During mass evacuations, many psychological and physical factors are
responsible for stampedes and other life threatening situations.
Quantitative and qualitative analyses of these factors are of high
importance while devising optimal strategies for evacuations. In this
paper, we present an agent-based model that considers psychological and
physical factors that cause panic in such situations. We have also
simulated some simple evacuation scenarios and presented a method to
identify possible bottlenecks and shortcomings in the environments
during emergency evacuations. Our method also helps in evaluation and
analysis of different evacuation strategies. To enable this analysis, we
have used a rule-based roadmap approach, where critical nodes in the
environment are identified by the evacuation planner and each node has a
special rule according to the strategy of the planner. We evaluate
different strategies on parameters, such as evacuation time and physical
discomfort caused to the agents.
Tags
Simulation
Agent-based modeling
Dynamics
pedestrian evacuation
Emergency evacuation
Egress
Panic