An evacuation model using cellular automata

Weifeng F. Yuan; Kang Hai Tan

doi:10.1016/j.physa.2007.05.055

An evacuation model using cellular automata

Weifeng F. Yuan^*, Kang Hai Tan

^*Corresponding author for this work

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

In order to simulate evacuation from a room with multiple exits, a two-dimensional basic cellular automata (CA) model is proposed based on human behavior. In this model, two factors are taken into account, viz. spatial distance and occupant density. To make the simulation more reasonable, human behavior including inertial effect, group effect and unadventurous effect are considered in an extended model. Numerical results show that the proposed CA model is realistic and robust. A parametric study reveals the potential application of CA model in the assessment of fire safety.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-566
Number of pages	18
Journal	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume	384
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2007.05.055
Publication status	Published - Oct 15 2007
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Statistics and Probability
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

Cellular automata
Evacuation
Human behavior

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