Agent-Based Simulation of Pedestrian Behaviour in Closed Spaces: A Museum Case Study

Alessandro Pluchino (), Cesare Garofalo (), Giuseppe Inturri (), Andrea Rapisarda () and Matteo Ignaccolo ()
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Alessandro Pluchino: http://www.dfa.unict.it/home/pluchino/
Cesare Garofalo: http://www.cesaregarofalo.it
Giuseppe Inturri: http://www.dica.unict.it/Personale/Docenti/
Andrea Rapisarda: http://www.dfa.unict.it/home/rapisarda/
Matteo Ignaccolo: http://www.dica.unict.it/Personale/Docenti/

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2014, vol. 17, issue 1, 16

Abstract: In order to analyse the behaviour of pedestrians at the very fine scale, while moving along the streets, in open spaces or inside a building, simulation modelling becomes an essential tool. In these spatial environments, simulation requires the ability to model the local dynamics of individual decision making and behaviour, which is strongly affected by the geometry, social preferences, local and collective behaviour of other individuals. The dy-namics of people visiting and evacuating a museum offers an excellent case study along this line. In this paper we present an agent-based simulation of the Castello Ursino museum in Catania (Italy), evaluating its carrying capacity in terms of both satisfaction of the visitors in regime of non-emergency dynamics and their safety under alarm conditions.

Keywords: Agent-Based Simulations; Carrying Capacity; Pedestrian Dynamics; Evacuation Dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01-31
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