IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/apmaco/v397y2021ics0096300321000138.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Variable guiding strategies in multi-exits evacuation: Pursuing balanced pedestrian densities

Author

Listed:
  • Ren, Huan
  • Yan, Yuyue
  • Gao, Fengqiang

Abstract

Evacuation assistants and their guiding strategies play an important role in the multi-exits pedestrian evacuation. To investigate the effects of guiding strategies on evacuation efficiency, we propose a force-driven cellular automaton model with adjustable guiding attractions imposed by the evacuation assistants located in the exits. In this model, each of the evacuation assistants tries to attract the pedestrians in the evacuation space towards its own exit by sending a quantifiable guiding signal, which may be adjusted according to the values of pedestrian density near the exit. The effects of guiding strategies pursuing balanced pedestrian densities are studied. It is observed that the unbalanced pedestrian distribution is mainly yielded by a snowballing effect generated from the mutual attractions among the pedestrians, and can be suppressed by controlling the pedestrian densities around the exits. We also reveal an interesting fact that given a moderate target density value, the density control for the partial regions (near the exits) could yield a global effect for balancing the pedestrians in the rest of the regions and hence improve the evacuation efficiency. Our findings may contribute to give new insight into designing effective guiding strategies in the realistic evacuation process.

Suggested Citation

  • Ren, Huan & Yan, Yuyue & Gao, Fengqiang, 2021. "Variable guiding strategies in multi-exits evacuation: Pursuing balanced pedestrian densities," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 397(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:apmaco:v:397:y:2021:i:c:s0096300321000138
    DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2021.125965
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0096300321000138
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.amc.2021.125965?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Yue, Hao & Guan, Hongzhi & Shao, Chunfu & Zhang, Xu, 2011. "Simulation of pedestrian evacuation with asymmetrical exits layout," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 390(2), pages 198-207.
    2. Huang, Keke & Zheng, Xiaoping & Cheng, Yuan & Yang, Yeqing, 2017. "Behavior-based cellular automaton model for pedestrian dynamics," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 292(C), pages 417-424.
    3. Yang, Xiaoxia & Dong, Hairong & Yao, Xiuming & Sun, Xubin & Wang, Qianling & Zhou, Min, 2016. "Necessity of guides in pedestrian emergency evacuation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 442(C), pages 397-408.
    4. Li, Xingli & Guo, Fang & Kuang, Hua & Geng, Zhongfei & Fan, Yanhong, 2019. "An extended cost potential field cellular automaton model for pedestrian evacuation considering the restriction of visual field," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 515(C), pages 47-56.
    5. Huang, Keke & Zheng, Xiaoping & Yang, Yeqing & Wang, Tao, 2015. "Behavioral evolution in evacuation crowd based on heterogeneous rationality of small groups," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 266(C), pages 501-506.
    6. Cheng, Yuan & Zheng, Xiaoping, 2018. "Emergence of cooperation during an emergency evacuation," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 320(C), pages 485-494.
    7. Kurdi, Heba A. & Al-Megren, Shiroq & Althunyan, Reham & Almulifi, Asma, 2018. "Effect of exit placement on evacuation plans," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 269(2), pages 749-759.
    8. Huang, Keke & Zheng, Xiaoping, 2017. "A weighted evolving network model for pedestrian evacuation," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 298(C), pages 57-64.
    9. Kurdi, Heba & Almulifi, Asma & Al-Megren, Shiroq & Youcef-Toumi, Kamal, 2021. "A balanced evacuation algorithm for facilities with multiple exits," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 289(1), pages 285-296.
    10. Miyagawa, Daiki & Ichinose, Genki, 2020. "Cellular automaton model with turning behavior in crowd evacuation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 549(C).
    11. Yang, Xiaoxia & Yang, Xiaoli & Wang, Qianling & Kang, Yuanlei & Pan, Fuquan, 2020. "Guide optimization in pedestrian emergency evacuation," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 365(C).
    12. Tanimoto, Jun & Hagishima, Aya & Tanaka, Yasukaka, 2010. "Study of bottleneck effect at an emergency evacuation exit using cellular automata model, mean field approximation analysis, and game theory," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 389(24), pages 5611-5618.
    13. Shahhoseini, Zahra & Sarvi, Majid, 2019. "Pedestrian crowd flows in shared spaces: Investigating the impact of geometry based on micro and macro scale measures," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 57-87.
    14. Ma, Yi & Yuen, Richard Kwok Kit & Lee, Eric Wai Ming, 2016. "Effective leadership for crowd evacuation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 450(C), pages 333-341.
    15. Varas, A. & Cornejo, M.D. & Mainemer, D. & Toledo, B. & Rogan, J. & Muñoz, V. & Valdivia, J.A., 2007. "Cellular automaton model for evacuation process with obstacles," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 382(2), pages 631-642.
    16. Guan, Junbiao & Wang, Kaihua, 2019. "Towards pedestrian room evacuation with a spatial game," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 347(C), pages 492-501.
    17. Cao, Shuchao & Fu, Libi & Song, Weiguo, 2018. "Exit selection and pedestrian movement in a room with two exits under fire emergency," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 332(C), pages 136-147.
    18. Chen, Chang-Kun & Li, Jian & Zhang, Dong, 2012. "Study on evacuation behaviors at a T-shaped intersection by a force-driving cellular automata model," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 391(7), pages 2408-2420.
    19. Pereira, L.A. & Burgarelli, D. & Duczmal, L.H. & Cruz, F.R.B., 2017. "Emergency evacuation models based on cellular automata with route changes and group fields," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 473(C), pages 97-110.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Tamang, Nutthavuth & Sun, Yi, 2023. "Application of the dynamic Monte Carlo method to pedestrian evacuation dynamics," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 445(C).
    2. Gao, Fengqiang & Yan, Yuyue & Chen, Zhihao & Zheng, Linxiao & Ren, Huan, 2022. "Effect of density control in partially observable asymmetric-exit evacuation under guidance: Strategic suggestion under time delay," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 418(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Gao, Fengqiang & Yan, Yuyue & Chen, Zhihao & Zheng, Linxiao & Ren, Huan, 2022. "Effect of density control in partially observable asymmetric-exit evacuation under guidance: Strategic suggestion under time delay," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 418(C).
    2. Miyagawa, Daiki & Ichinose, Genki, 2020. "Cellular automaton model with turning behavior in crowd evacuation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 549(C).
    3. Li, Yongxing & Yang, Xiaoxia & Wang, Zijia & Chen, Liang & Chen, Yanyan, 2022. "Lane-design for mixed pedestrian flow in T-shaped passage," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 589(C).
    4. Guan, Junbiao & Wang, Kaihua, 2020. "Cooperative evolution in pedestrian room evacuation considering different individual behaviors," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 369(C).
    5. Huang, Keke & Zheng, Xiaoping, 2017. "A weighted evolving network model for pedestrian evacuation," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 298(C), pages 57-64.
    6. Kurdi, Heba & Almulifi, Asma & Al-Megren, Shiroq & Youcef-Toumi, Kamal, 2021. "A balanced evacuation algorithm for facilities with multiple exits," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 289(1), pages 285-296.
    7. Li, Jun & Fu, Siyao & He, Haibo & Jia, Hongfei & Li, Yanzhong & Guo, Yi, 2015. "Simulating large-scale pedestrian movement using CA and event driven model: Methodology and case study," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 437(C), pages 304-321.
    8. Guan, Junbiao & Wang, Kaihua, 2019. "Towards pedestrian room evacuation with a spatial game," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 347(C), pages 492-501.
    9. Yang, Xiaoxia & Yang, Xiaoli & Xue, Shuqi & Zhang, Jihui & Pan, Fuquan & Kang, Yuanlei & Wang, Qianling, 2019. "The effect of waiting area design at the metro platform on passengers’ alighting and boarding behaviors," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 358(C), pages 177-193.
    10. Cao, Shuchao & Fu, Libi & Song, Weiguo, 2018. "Exit selection and pedestrian movement in a room with two exits under fire emergency," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 332(C), pages 136-147.
    11. Zou, Baobao & Lu, Chunxia & Mao, Shirong & Li, Yi, 2020. "Effect of pedestrian judgement on evacuation efficiency considering hesitation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 547(C).
    12. Zheng, Ying & Li, Xingang & Zhu, Nuo & Jia, Bin & Jiang, Rui, 2018. "Evacuation dynamics with smoking diffusion in three dimension based on an extended Floor-Field model," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 507(C), pages 414-426.
    13. Delcea, Camelia & Cotfas, Liviu-Adrian, 2019. "Increasing awareness in classroom evacuation situations using agent-based modeling," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 523(C), pages 1400-1418.
    14. Chen, Changkun & Sun, Huakai & Lei, Peng & Zhao, Dongyue & Shi, Congling, 2021. "An extended model for crowd evacuation considering pedestrian panic in artificial attack," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 571(C).
    15. Huo, Feizhou & Li, Chao & Li, Yufei & Lv, Wei & Ma, Yaping, 2022. "An extended model for describing pedestrian evacuation considering the impact of obstacles on the visual view," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 604(C).
    16. Yue, Hao & Zhang, Junyao & Chen, Wenxin & Wu, Xinsen & Zhang, Xu & Shao, Chunfu, 2021. "Simulation of the influence of spatial obstacles on evacuation pedestrian flow in walking facilities," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 571(C).
    17. Jiang, Yan-Qun & Zhou, Shu-Guang & Duan, Ya-Li & Huang, Xiao-Qian, 2023. "A viscous continuum model with smoke effect for pedestrian evacuation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 621(C).
    18. Hu, Xiangmin & Chen, Tao & Deng, Kaifeng & Wang, Guanning, 2023. "Effects of aggressiveness on pedestrian room evacuation using extended cellular automata model," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 619(C).
    19. Haghani, Milad & Sarvi, Majid & Shahhoseini, Zahra, 2019. "When ‘push’ does not come to ‘shove’: Revisiting ‘faster is slower’ in collective egress of human crowds," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 51-69.
    20. Dong, Shiyu & Huang, Ping & Wang, Wei, 2022. "An optimization method for evacuation guidance under limited visual field," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 607(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:apmaco:v:397:y:2021:i:c:s0096300321000138. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-mathematics-and-computation .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.