Agent based simulation for pedestrian movement during panic situation

Evacuation is the movement of people from a dangerous to a safer location. To minimize casualties during a panic situation, building design should consider evacuation plans. An evacuation process is complicated and interrupted by irregular behavior, pedestrians’ or agents’ characteristics, time limi...

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Main Authors: Mustafa, Masria, Abd Rahman, Zanariah, Bachok, Syahriah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/33764/1/3957.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/33764/6/agent_based.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/33764/
http://www.itsworldcongress.jp/sessions5.html
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English
English
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Summary:Evacuation is the movement of people from a dangerous to a safer location. To minimize casualties during a panic situation, building design should consider evacuation plans. An evacuation process is complicated and interrupted by irregular behavior, pedestrians’ or agents’ characteristics, time limit and the surrounding environment. The computer simulation software SimWalk was used in this study to plan for an evacuation during a panic situation. It is revealed that when the bottleneck occurred, pedestrians would collide with each other, hence increasing the friction between them.