Modeling crowd and trained leader behavior during building evacuation

IEEE Comput Graph Appl. 2006 Nov-Dec;26(6):80-6. doi: 10.1109/mcg.2006.133.

Abstract

This article considers animating evacuation in complex buildings by crowds who might not know the structure's connectivity, or who find routes accidentally blocked. It takes into account simulated crowd behavior under two conditions: where agents communicate building route knowledge, and where agents take different roles such as trained personnel, leaders, and followers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Graphics*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Crowding*
  • Leadership*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Population Dynamics*
  • Security Measures*