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Evaluation of Aircraft Evacuation Strategies Using a Virtual Simulation

Hidetoshi Nakayasu . Konan University *
8–9-1 Okamoto Higashinada-ku *
Kobe 658- *
Japan Researcher *
* Tetsuya Miyoshi . Toyohashi Sozo University, 20–1 Matsushita Ushikawa-cho, Toyohashi, 440–8511, Japan Patrick Patterson . Texas Tech University, 201 IE Building P.O. Box 43061 Lubbock, TX 79409, USA (Portugal)
* Tetsuya Miyoshi . Toyohashi Sozo University, 20–1 Matsushita Ushikawa-cho, Toyohashi, 440–8511, Japan Patrick Patterson . Texas Tech University, 201 IE Building P.O. Box 43061 Lubbock, TX 79409, USA (Portugal)
* Tetsuya Miyoshi . Toyohashi Sozo University, 20–1 Matsushita Ushikawa-cho, Toyohashi, 440–8511, Japan Patrick Patterson . Texas Tech University, 201 IE Building P.O. Box 43061 Lubbock, TX 79409, USA (Portugal)
* Tetsuya Miyoshi . Toyohashi Sozo University, 20–1 Matsushita Ushikawa-cho, Toyohashi, 440–8511, Japan Patrick Patterson . Texas Tech University, 201 IE Building P.O. Box 43061 Lubbock, TX 79409, USA (Portugal)

Abstract

A simulation model of evacuation strategies in airc raft accidents is proposed as an aid to improve pol icy planning. In the simulation passengers select their exit route to minimize escape time. Finding the be st way to support evacuations, within the minimum requ ired time in such chaotic situations, is difficult to solve optimally using analytical methods. To addres s this problem, virtual simulations were repeated under conditions of changing exit location and soci al choice mechanism to select a route to an exit un til the best evacuation strategy was found. The efficie ncy for each exit was evaluated by using the cumulative number of evacuating agents. Using the B777–300 airframe as a case study, the location of an emergency exit was determined by an agent attemptin g to exit. Using our approach, the total evacuation time was reduced from 119.39 seconds to 83.27seconds, less than the 90 seconds requirement. The social choice mechanism used smoothed out imbalances in exit capacity, improving passenger strategies during emergency aircraft evacuations.

Keywords

Policy Planning Evacuation Strategies Aircraft Accident Virtual Simulations.
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University, et al. (2011). Evaluation of Aircraft Evacuation Strategies Using a Virtual Simulation. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2011_v6i3_06
University, et al. "Evaluation of Aircraft Evacuation Strategies Using a Virtual Simulation." IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems, vol. 6, no. 3, 2011. https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2011_v6i3_06
University, et al. "Evaluation of Aircraft Evacuation Strategies Using a Virtual Simulation." IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems 6, no. 3 (2011). https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2011_v6i3_06