Title :
Ambulance response modeling using a modified speed-density exponential model
Author :
Haas, Olivier C.
Author_Institution :
Control Theor. & Applic. Centre, Coventry Univ., Coventry, UK
Abstract :
Individual ambulance velocity and response time to a single incident. Existing lane based models have been modified by formulating mathematically emergency vehicle capability and behavior in the UK. The model is applied to calculate travel time. The velocity is simulated for different scenario of city environments. The response time of the ambulance is then calculated using a Dijkstra algorithm. The model is shown to provide the means to differentiate ambulance travel time compared to non emergency road users.
Keywords :
emergency services; graph theory; road traffic; road vehicles; Dijkstra algorithm; ambulance response modeling; ambulance travel time; ambulance velocity; city environments; emergency vehicle capability; lane based models; modified speed-density exponential model; nonemergency road users; response time; Green products; Image color analysis; Junctions; Mathematical model; Roads; Routing; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2011 14th International IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2198-4
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2011.6083029