Tuning and Validation of a Discrete-Event Model of the Egress Dynamics from Buildings
| Autor: | Paolo Lino, Barbara Pizzileo, Guido Maione, Bruno Maione |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Queueing theory
Engineering Egress simulation Discrete event systems modeling Queueing systems Discrete event simulation Human factors Flow control business.industry Discrete event systems modeling Queueing systems Experimental data Control engineering Discrete event simulation Toolbox Flow control (fluid) Flow control Egress simulation Design process MATLAB business Queue computer Human factors Simulation computer.programming_language |
| Popis: | This paper analyzes parameter tuning and quantitative validation of a discrete-event model for egress dynamics from buildings, suitable for designing and testing evacuation control algorithms. Firstly, a simulation model within the MATLAB/Simulink environment is implemented, by means of SimEvents toolbox. The proposed modeling approach is based on queuing networks and discrete-event systems, where connection of elementary queues representing building elements allows to simulate complex environments. The resulting model trades off between accuracy in representing the dynamical behavior of crowd during evacuation and the need of reducing the complexity of controller structure and design process. Then, a detailed model is developed within the buildingEXODUS environment, which is assumed as a reliable representation of the evacuation process for validation and tuning of the SimEvents model, making up for the lack of suitable experimental data. Simulation proved the validity of the proposed approach. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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