Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design

Crowd modeling and simulation are very important in the investigation and study of the dynamics of a crowd. They can be used not only to understand the behavior of a crowd in different environments, but also in risk assessment of spaces and in designing spaces that are safer for crowds, especially d...

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Main Authors: Selamat, H., Khamis, N., Ghani, N. M.
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Published: J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek , Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology 2020
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93816/
http://dx.doi.org/10.32985/IJECES.11.2.3
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spelling my.utm.938162021-12-31T08:44:45Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93816/ Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design Selamat, H. Khamis, N. Ghani, N. M. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Crowd modeling and simulation are very important in the investigation and study of the dynamics of a crowd. They can be used not only to understand the behavior of a crowd in different environments, but also in risk assessment of spaces and in designing spaces that are safer for crowds, especially during emergency evacuations. This paper provides an overview of the use of the crowd simulation model for three main purposes; (1) as a modeling tool to simulate behavior of a crowd in different environments, (2) as a risk assessment tool to assess the risk posed in the environment, and (3) as an optimization tool to optimize the design of a building or space so as to ensure safer crowd movement and evacuation. Result shows that a simulation using the magnetic force model with a pathfinding feature provides a realistic crowd simulation and the use of ABC optimization can reduce evacuation time and improve evacuation comfort. This paper is expected to provide readers with a clearer idea on how crowd models are used in ensuring safer building planning and design. J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek , Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology 2020 Article PeerReviewed Selamat, H. and Khamis, N. and Ghani, N. M. (2020) Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems, 11 (2). pp. 77-88. ISSN 1847-6996 http://dx.doi.org/10.32985/IJECES.11.2.3 DOI: 10.32985/IJECES.11.2.3
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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Selamat, H.
Khamis, N.
Ghani, N. M.
Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design
description Crowd modeling and simulation are very important in the investigation and study of the dynamics of a crowd. They can be used not only to understand the behavior of a crowd in different environments, but also in risk assessment of spaces and in designing spaces that are safer for crowds, especially during emergency evacuations. This paper provides an overview of the use of the crowd simulation model for three main purposes; (1) as a modeling tool to simulate behavior of a crowd in different environments, (2) as a risk assessment tool to assess the risk posed in the environment, and (3) as an optimization tool to optimize the design of a building or space so as to ensure safer crowd movement and evacuation. Result shows that a simulation using the magnetic force model with a pathfinding feature provides a realistic crowd simulation and the use of ABC optimization can reduce evacuation time and improve evacuation comfort. This paper is expected to provide readers with a clearer idea on how crowd models are used in ensuring safer building planning and design.
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author Selamat, H.
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Ghani, N. M.
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Ghani, N. M.
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title Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design
title_short Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design
title_full Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design
title_fullStr Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design
title_full_unstemmed Crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design
title_sort crowd modeling and simulation for safer building design
publisher J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek , Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93816/
http://dx.doi.org/10.32985/IJECES.11.2.3
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