New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge

Emergency Egress

The theme for this Kickoff Conference will be Emergency Egress. We will be studying how to simulate the evacuation of rooms and buildings in the event of emergencies.

Here are some links to consider:

http://www.crowddynamics.com/Myriad/Office.htm Emergency Egress from offices
http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/mc/presentations/Egress.htm Emergency Egress from a ship
http://www.hkoch.com/heels.cfm Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting System
http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/adult-help--support/access-for-disabled/emergency-egress Personal Emergency Egress Plans
Simulating dynamical features of escape panic, Dirk Helbing, Illes J. Farkas, and Tamas Vicsek, Nature 407, 487-490 (2000).
Panic: A Quantitative Analysis, Dirk Helbing, Illes J. Farkas, and Tamas Vicsek
EvacSim: An Evacuation Simulation Model, Nathan Koop

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