A parallel spatio–temporal model for emergency evacuation simulation. (10th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Bo; Ren, Bo
• Is Part Of: International journal of simulation and process modelling. Volume 10:Number 1(2015)
• Page Start: 10
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2015-04-10
• Subjects: parallel spatio–temporal models -- emergency evacuation -- evacuation simulation -- multi–resolution modelling -- MRM -- synchronisation -- emergency management -- multi–agent systems -- MAS -- agent–based systems -- particle swarm optimisation -- PSO -- fluid dynamics; Management -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Operations research -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; 003.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-2123

Abstract

The research provides a new way to simulate emergency evacuation in a large–scale environment based on multi–resolution modelling (MRM). The authors provide a parallel spatio–temporal model to synchronise and control two kinds of resolution models: the micro model based on multi–agent system (MAS) and particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm, and the macro model based on a fluid dynamics model. With this approach, it is possible to apply distributed simulation to a large–scale emergency evacuation, while the individual behaviours at specific locations can be also presented.