A Review of Building Evacuation Models - NIST Virtual Library
A Review of Building Evacuation Models - NIST Virtual Library
A Review of Building Evacuation Models - NIST Virtual Library
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Disabled/slow occupants: The user can specify a slower maximum velocity for a specific<br />
individual or group <strong>of</strong> individuals.<br />
Pre-evacuation delays: There is a specific input for each individual that is known as delay time.<br />
With this input, the user can specify the time period that the occupant will wait before starting to<br />
evacuate. Also, another input, referred to as “dawdling” in the evacuation model, identifies the<br />
probability with which an occupant will stop for one timestep in order to simulate breaks in the<br />
evacuation.<br />
Impatience/drive variables: The input <strong>of</strong> patience is provided as an input for each individual.<br />
The input is provided in time (seconds) and the user can input information about an individual’s<br />
patience by providing a minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation <strong>of</strong> the times<br />
(pertaining to patience). Need more information about this.<br />
Route choice <strong>of</strong> the occupants/occupant distribution: Occupants can be assigned a specific route<br />
with a probability and these routes are represented by adding information to each cell that<br />
includes the distance to the next exit, respectively. Also, in order to simulate the role <strong>of</strong> staff or<br />
crew in a building/structure, PedGo allows the user to assign certain routes to individuals (staff)<br />
which do not immediately lead to an exit, but rather into an area <strong>of</strong> the structure before exiting.<br />
Limitations: Not as much documentation on this model compared with others.<br />
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