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A Dynamic Cellular Automaton Model for Large-Scale Pedestrian Evacuation

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  • Lim Eng Aik

    (Institut Matematik Kejuruteraan, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Ulu Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia)

  • Tan Wee Choon

    (School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Ulu Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia)

  • Mohd. Syafarudy Abu

    (Institut Matematik Kejuruteraan, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Ulu Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia)

Abstract

An existing dynamic cellular automaton (CA) model is modified for simulating the hallway area evacuation experiment. In this proposed model, some basic parameters that plays and important role in evacuation process such as human psychology and pedestrian density around exits are considered. From the simulation and experimental results obtained, it shows that the modification provides a reasonable improvement as pedestrian also tends to select exit route according to occupant density around the exits area besides considering the spatial distance to exits. The studies on pedestrian density effects on speed during the evacuation process are performed. Comparison for both the experiment and simulation results verifies that the proposed model is able to effectively reproduce the experiment. The proposed CA model improvement is valuable for more extensive application study and aid the architectural design to increase public safety. Hence, we conclude our paper by presenting some of the application from the proposed model in conjunction to forecast the particular adjustment to the hallway area that would improve the output of the model.

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  • Lim Eng Aik & Tan Wee Choon & Mohd. Syafarudy Abu, 2015. "A Dynamic Cellular Automaton Model for Large-Scale Pedestrian Evacuation," Scientific Review, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 1(2), pages 36-44, 07-2015.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:srarsr:2015:p:36-44
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