Towards a methodology for situated cellular agent based crowd simulations

Authors:
Stefania Bandini;Mizar Luca Federici;Sara Manzoni;Giuseppe Vizzari
Affiliations:
Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Milano–Bicocca, Milano, Italy;Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Milano–Bicocca, Milano, Italy;Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Milano–Bicocca, Milano, Italy;Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Milano–Bicocca, Milano, Italy
Venue:
ESAW'05 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Engineering Societies in the Agents World
Year:
2005

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Abstract

This paper introduces a research activity aimed at the definition of a methodology to provide a solid conceptual framework for the development of simulation systems focused on crowd dynamics and based on the Situated Cellular Agent (SCA) model. After a brief introduction of the SCA Model, the general methodological approach is described. The main steps provide the definition of the spatial abstraction of the environment, the definition of its active elements, and the specification of types of mobile agents, the related behaviours with particular attention to their movement by means of the notion of utility. A case study is also briefly described in order to show how the methodology was applied in the modelling of crowd behaviour in an underground station.