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Geometric and Physical Building Representation and Occupant’s Movement Models for Fire Building Evacuation Simulation

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Building evacuation simulation allows for a better assessment of fire safety conditions in existing buildings, which is why it is of interest to develop an easy-to-use Web platform that helps fire safety technicians in this assessment. To achieve this goal, the geometric and physical representation of the building and installed fire safety devices are necessary, as well as the modelling of occupant movement. Although these are widely studied areas, in this paper, we present two new model approaches, either for the physical and geometric representation of a building or for the occupant’s movement simulation, during a building evacuation process. To test both models, we develop a multi-agent Web simulator platform. The tests carried out show the suitability of the model approaches herein presented.

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Neto, J., Morais, A.J., Gonçalves, R., Coelho, A.L. (2023). Geometric and Physical Building Representation and Occupant’s Movement Models for Fire Building Evacuation Simulation. In: Yang, XS., Sherratt, S., Dey, N., Joshi, A. (eds) Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 448. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1610-6_67

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