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Study on the application of unity software in emergency evacuation simulation for elder

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Whether residents of the buildings on fire can be timely and successfully evacuated is the key to protect the lives of people and the safety of properties. This study aims to investigate the challenges that are caused by group moving behavior and speed when the elderly passes through the doors of different widths in the living rooms during evacuation based on the literatures regarding the horizontal and vertical movement speed of Taiwanese elders. The evacuation simulation model which is developed by the Unity software is applied, and the results obtained are proven to match with the data in the research literature, showing Unity can be used as the basis for the evacuation equipment design and safety performance inspection of nursing homes. The result can be used to simulate evacuation of people if the environment needs to be changed such as adjustment of partitions or furniture arrangement.

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  1. Department of Digital Media Design, Hwa Hsia Institute of Technology, 111, Gongzhuan Rd., Zhonghe Dist, New Taipei City, 23568, Taiwan

    Yung-Piao Chiu

  2. Ph. D. Program of Technology Management, Chung Hua University, 707, WuFu Rd., Sec. 2, Hsichu, 300, Taiwan

    Yung-Piao Chiu

  3. Department of Construction Management, Chung Hua University, 707, WuFu Rd., Sec. 2, Hsichu, 300, Taiwan

    Yan-Chyuan Shiau

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Chiu, YP., Shiau, YC. Study on the application of unity software in emergency evacuation simulation for elder. Artif Life Robotics 21, 232–238 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-016-0277-6

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