Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32985/ijeces.11.2.3
Crowd Modeling and Simulation for Safer Building Design
Hazlina Selamat
; Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Nurulaqilla Khamis
; Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Nuritaasma Mohd Ghani
; Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Abstract
Crowd modeling and simulation are very important in the investigation and study of the dynamics of a crowd. They can be used not only to understand the behavior of a crowd in different environments, but also in risk assessment of spaces and in designing spaces that are safer for crowds, especially during emergency evacuations. This paper provides an overview of the use of the crowd simulation model for three main purposes; (1) as a modeling tool to simulate behavior of a crowd in different environments, (2) as a risk assessment tool to assess the risk posed in the environment, and (3) as an optimization tool to optimize the design of a building or space so as to ensure safer crowd movement and evacuation. Result shows that a simulation using the magnetic force model with a pathfinding feature provides a realistic crowd simulation and the use of ABC optimization can reduce evacuation time and improve evacuation comfort. This paper is expected to provide readers with a clearer idea on how crowd models are used in ensuring safer building planning and design.
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Publication date:
19.6.2020.
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