Combining building and behavior models for evacuation planning

IEEE Comput Graph Appl. 2011 May-Jun;31(3):42-55. doi: 10.1109/MCG.2010.44.

Abstract

To help users find optimal rescue and evacuation routes, this approach uses the extended hierarchical node relation model (EHI-NRM) to represent a building's internal structure. The approach also employs the improved cellular-automata model (ICA) to consider route-choice behavior, such as spatial reasoning and communication among evacuees.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Behavior
  • Disaster Planning / methods*
  • Escape Reaction
  • Facility Design and Construction*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Models, Psychological*
  • Models, Theoretical*