A STUDY ON THE EVACUATION OF PEOPLE IN A HALL USING THE CELLULAR AUTOMATON MODEL

Rouhang Chen (), Bing Qiu (), Chaoying Zhang (), Lingjiang Kong and Muren Liu
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Rouhang Chen: College of Physics and Information Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China;
Bing Qiu: Department of Information Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
Chaoying Zhang: College of Physics and Information Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China
Lingjiang Kong: College of Physics and Information Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China
Muren Liu: College of Physics and Information Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2007, vol. 18, issue 03, 359-367

Abstract: We have modified the transition probability calculations in the lattice gas model of biased-random walkers. Adopting the collision-avoided rules, a new cellular automata model of pedestrian flow which updates in parallel is established. Using this model, we have simulated and studied the evacuation process of people in a hall. The spatial configuration of people is presented, which is more consistent with the scene of reality than that presented in the lattice-gas model. It is found that the escape timetcclosely depends on the width of the door and the initial density of people, it scales astc∝ W-0.55±0.01andtc∝ ρ0.98±0.01≈ ρ.

Keywords: Cellular automaton; pedestrian flow; escape time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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