Fire emergency management of large shopping malls: IoT-based evacuee tracking and dynamic path optimization

As urbanization accelerates and buildings become more complex, fire emergency evacuation has become increasingly challenging. Traditional evacuation plans often struggle with slow response times and suboptimal path planning in real-time dynamic and complex fire scenarios. To address these issues, th...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Ziyang, Tan, Lingye, Tiong, Robert Lee Kong
Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181351
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:As urbanization accelerates and buildings become more complex, fire emergency evacuation has become increasingly challenging. Traditional evacuation plans often struggle with slow response times and suboptimal path planning in real-time dynamic and complex fire scenarios. To address these issues, this study proposes the IoT-based DWM-Evac model for fire emergency evacuation path planning. The model leverages IoT technology by using various sensors placed inside buildings to monitor fire incidents and spread in real-time, collecting critical data such as temperature, smoke concentration, and flame location. It integrates Dynamic Graph Neural Networks (DGNN), Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA), and Markov Decision Process (MDP) to enhance path efficiency and safety. Experimental results indicate that the DWM-Evac model achieves an average evacuation time of 315 s in a virtual mall environment, 25 s shorter than traditional plans, with an average path length of 255 meters and a path safety score of 0.92, higher than the traditional plan's 0.88. The application of IoT in fire emergency management not only improves response speed but also optimizes path planning, significantly enhancing personnel safety.