Using a Telepresence System to Investigate Route Choice Behavior

Tobias Kretz (), Stefan Hengst (), Antonia Pérez Arias (), Simon Friedberger () and Uwe D. Hanebeck ()
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Tobias Kretz: PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG
Stefan Hengst: PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG
Antonia Pérez Arias: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Intelligent Sensor-Actuator-Systems Laboratory (ISAS)
Simon Friedberger: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Intelligent Sensor-Actuator-Systems Laboratory (ISAS)
Uwe D. Hanebeck: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Intelligent Sensor-Actuator-Systems Laboratory (ISAS)

A chapter in Traffic and Granular Flow '11, 2013, pp 139-148 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A combination of a telepresence system and a microscopic traffic simulator is introduced. It is evaluated using a hotel evacuation scenario. Four different kinds of supporting information are compared: standard exit signs, floor plans with indicated exit routes, guiding lines on the floor and simulated agents leading the way. The results indicate that guiding lines are the most efficient way to support an evacuation but the natural behavior of following others comes very close. On another level the results are consistent with previously performed real and virtual experiments and validate the use of a telepresence system in evacuation studies. It is shown that using a microscopic traffic simulator extends the possibilities for evaluation, e.g. by adding simulated humans to the environment.

Keywords: Route Choice; Floor Plan; Target Environment; Virtual Agent; Covered Distance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39669-4_14

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