A BIM centered indoor localization algorithm to support building fire emergency response operations

Automation in Construction

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-89

  Li, Nan ^a   Becerik Gerber, Burcin ^b   Krishnamachari, Bhaskar ^b   Soibelman, Lucio ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

BIM; Emergency response operation; First responder; Indoor localization; Metaheuristic; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; FIRES; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; TABU SEARCH;

EMERGENCY RESPONSE; FIRST RESPONDERS; INDOOR LOCALIZATION; METAHEURISTIC; SIMULATION;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

EID: 84896520582     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2014.02.019     Document Type: Article

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