WALK: A Modular Testbed for Crowd Evacuation Simulation

Stefan Münchow (), Ia Enukidze (), Stefan Sarstedt () and Thomas Thiel-Clemen ()
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Stefan Münchow: Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Ia Enukidze: Hamburg University
Stefan Sarstedt: Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Thomas Thiel-Clemen: Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

A chapter in Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012, 2014, pp 1417-1424 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract When large numbers of people gather in public spaces such as stadiums, railway stations, shopping centers and concert halls there is an increased risk of mass emergence and disasters. Critical situations could possibly be prevented with appropriate tools to anticipate them. WALK is a modular designed crowd evacuation simulation system using a multi-agent approach. One major goal of WALK is to provide a framework for the simulation and comparison of different socio-psychological theories to gain essential insights about the emergence of crowd behavior. Moreover, the framework is supposed to allow the simulation of many diverse scenarios. In order to achieve these goals, the system has to offer a maximum level of flexibility by following software engineering best practices. In this paper, we will explain the customizable architecture of WALK, which enables scientists from different fields, e.g. psychology and computer science, to use it as a testbed for their studies.

Keywords: Crowd simulation; Multi-agent system; Pedestrian evacuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02447-9_118

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