Inertia effects on strategy updating in emergency evacuation from a room with multiple exits

Yang Zhao () and Yuanzhen Li
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Yang Zhao: School of Computer Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
Yuanzhen Li: School of Computer Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2014, vol. 25, issue 09, 1-9

Abstract: The inertia effects on strategy updating in emergency evacuation from a room with multiple exits is studied using the modified floor field model. Game theory is adopted to deal with conflict resolving process of evacuees and inertia effects are introduced in both exit choosing and conflict resolving process. From simulation results, the influences of inertia effects on the evacuation times and cooperation frequencies have been discussed. Interestingly, it can be found that inertia effects in exit choosing may lead more evacuation times, while inertia effects in conflict resolving may lead more evacuation times and higher cooperation frequencies. This study provides a new perspective to understand how the inertia of changing status quo acts on the strategy evolution in emergency circumstances.

Keywords: Inertia effects; floor field model; cellular automata; cooperation; 05.70.Fh; 89.40.+k; 05.90.+m (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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