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Crowd Guidance in Building Emergencies: Using Virtual Reality Experiments to Confirm Macroscopic Mathematical Modeling of Psychological Variables

In: Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012

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  • Kerry L. Marsh

    (University of Connecticut, Department of Psychology)

  • Christian T. Wilkie

    (University of Connecticut, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

  • Peter B. Luh

    (University of Connecticut, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

  • Zhenxiang Zhang

    (University of Connecticut, Advanced Interactive Technology Center (AITC), Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention)

  • Timothy Gifford

    (University of Connecticut, Department of Psychology
    University of Connecticut, Advanced Interactive Technology Center (AITC), Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention)

  • Neal Olderman

    (University of Connecticut, Center for Continuing Studies)

Abstract

A general challenge during a building emergency evacuation is guiding crowd to the best exits, given potential hazards and blockages due to high density use. Although computer simulation programs such as FDS+Evac allow researchers to evaluate various guidance policies under different circumstances, computational complexity limits their use during an actual emergency. A second limitation of such programs currently available is that they can only model certain psychological variables that affect evacuation. We suggest two innovations to address these difficulties. First, using macroscopic models, mathematical techniques can allow for rapid optimization of guidance that could eventually be used to provide real-time use during emergencies. Second, we conduct virtual reality experiments using human participants to provide confirmation of our models, and offer insights into how psychological factors not yet available in FDS+Evac will affect evacuation outcomes. Results of an initial VR experiment are presented.

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  • Kerry L. Marsh & Christian T. Wilkie & Peter B. Luh & Zhenxiang Zhang & Timothy Gifford & Neal Olderman, 2014. "Crowd Guidance in Building Emergencies: Using Virtual Reality Experiments to Confirm Macroscopic Mathematical Modeling of Psychological Variables," Springer Books, in: Ulrich Weidmann & Uwe Kirsch & Michael Schreckenberg (ed.), Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012, edition 127, pages 197-212, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-02447-9_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02447-9_15
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