Effects of communication and utility-based decision making in a simple model of evacuation

Details Effects of communication and utility-based decision making in a simple model of evacuation Effects of communication and utility-based decision making in a simple model of evacuation

2012-04-11

arxiv.org/abs/1204.2508v1

Physics

Physics and Society

9 pages, 9 figures

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We present a simple cellular automaton based model of decision making during evacuation. Evacuees have to choose between two different exit routes, resulting in a strategic decision making problem. Agents take their decisions based on utility functions, these can be revised as the evacuation proceeds, leading to complex interaction between individuals and to jamming transitions. The model also includes the possibility to communicate and exchange information with distant agents, information received may affect the decision of agents. We show that under a wider range of evacuation scenarios performance of the model system as a whole is optimal at an intermediate fraction of evacuees with access to communication.

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