A fast flow control algorithm for real-time emergency evacuation in large indoor areas

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 732-740

  Chen, Po Han ^a   Feng, Feng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Augmented reality (AR); Flow control algorithm; Path finding algorithm; Real time evacuation; Virtual reality (VR)

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONTROL; REAL TIME CONTROL; SUBWAY STATIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AUGMENTED REALITY; EMERGENCY EVACUATION; EVACUATION TIME; FLOORPLANS; FLOW CONTROL ALGORITHMS; OPTIMAL NUMBER; PATH-FINDING ALGORITHMS; REAL- TIME; REAL-TIME EVACUATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AUGMENTED REALITY;

EID: 67349251497     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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