DEVS-based Building Information Modeling and simulation for emergency evacuation

Author

Sixuan Wang ; Van Schyndel, M. ; Wainer, Gabriel ; Rajus, V.S. ; Woodbury, Robert

Author_Institution

Dept. of Syst. & Comput. Eng., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada

fYear

2012

fDate

9-12 Dec. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

12

Abstract

Nowadays, numerous Computer-aided Design (CAD) software packages support Building Information Modeling (BIM). BIM software can benefit of advanced simulation in the pre-design phase of construction projects. In this case, we show focus on models of the emergency evacuation regarding the security and safety. We analyze the evacuation simulation of a model based on DEVS (Discrete Event systems Specification) for BIM authoring tools. The idea is to automate to extraction of building information that can be subsequently used in a simulation. Our case study uses a Cell-DEVS model of the evacuation of a multi-floor building. We also show how to obtain a 3D visualization by transforming the simulation results, facilitating the work of architects, contractors and fabricators. This kind of application could be used to analyze bottlenecks and the maximum occupation for determining an optical evacuation plan.

Keywords

CAD; authoring systems; building management systems; buildings (structures); data visualisation; discrete event simulation; emergency management; project management; safety; security; software packages; solid modelling; structural engineering computing; 3D visualization; BIM authoring tool; BIM software; CAD software package; DEVS-based building information modeling; building information extraction; cell-DEVS model; computer-aided design; construction project predesign phase; discrete event systems specification; emergency evacuation simulation; multifloor building; optical evacuation plan; safety; security; Analytical models; Buildings; Computer architecture; Data models; Data visualization; Load modeling; Solid modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2012 Winter

Conference_Location

Berlin

ISSN

0891-7736

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4779-2

Electronic_ISBN

0891-7736

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2012.6465087

Filename

6465087