PedGo Guardian: Evacuation Decision Support System for Events

H. Klüpfel () and T. Meyer-König
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H. Klüpfel: TraffGo HT GmbH
T. Meyer-König: TraffGo HT GmbH

A chapter in Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2012, 2014, pp 445-454 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Modern societies are characterized by urbanization. Large scale entertainment and mass gatherings are ubiquitous. Venues accommodating large numbers of persons and large and complex multi-functional arenas are part of most large cities. The guidance of pedestrian flows in such buildings is a challenge. Within the Hermes research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the Security Research Program, an “evacuation assistant” for the quick and safe evacuation of stadiums was developed as a prototype. The aim was to be provide guidance for visitors and safety and security forces more quickly and more safely than currently possible. The PedGo Guardian is an implementation of such a system (evacuation assistant) based on the Hermes results. It is designed to use information about the current situation to predict the future positions of the occupants. It involves feeding in data about the availability of rescue routes, fire protection systems, and the distribution of people as determined using an arbitrary detection system. This allows for flexible reactions to the actual situation for which usually no special emergency plans exist.

Keywords: Escape Route; Fire Brigade; Pedestrian Flow; Evacuation Simulation; Significant Congestion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02447-9_37

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