Title :
Agent-based discrete-event hybrid space modeling approach for transportation evacuation simulation
Author :
Zhang, Bo ; Chan, Wai Kin ; Ukkusuri, Satish V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Syst. Eng., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an agent-based discrete-event simulation (AB-DES) modeling approach for transportation evacuation simulation based on a hybrid continuous and cell space. This approach combines advantages of agent-based simulation and discrete-event simulation to allow flexibilities in simulating evacuation scenarios. Its hybrid space of the simulation environment overcomes the limitation of cellular space in cell-based evacuation models. We construct the model by using the Parallel DEVS formalism and develop algorithms for the corresponding DEVS simulators. This modeling approach achieves efficient event-based scheduling by executing only necessary agent interactions. Therefore, this approach has a low computational costs and high degree of scalability compared with traditional approaches.
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; transportation; AB-DES modeling; agent-based discrete-event hybrid space modeling; agent-based discrete-event simulation; cell-based evacuation model; cellular space; event-based scheduling; parallel DEVS formalism; simulation environment; transportation evacuation simulation; Acceleration; Computational modeling; Couplings; Mathematical model; Roads; Space exploration;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2011 Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2108-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0891-7736
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2011.6147751