title: Combining building and behavior models for evacuation planning.
abstract: To help users find optimal rescue and evacuation routes, this approach uses the extended hierarchical node relation model (EHI-NRM) to represent a building's internal structure. The approach also employs the improved cellular-automata model (ICA) to consider route-choice behavior, such as spatial reasoning and communication among evacuees.
authors.lastname: Yanhui Wang
authors.lastname: Liqiang Zhang
authors.lastname: Jingtao Ma
authors.lastname: Liu Liu
authors.lastname: Dongqin You
authors.lastname: Lixin Zhang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001519:Behavior; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D004924:Escape Reaction; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D008962:Models, Theoretical