Title :
Parallel Experiment for Urban Rail Emergency Evacuation: An Approach for Hub Identification
Author :
Hairong Dong ; Renhai Ouyang ; Bin Ning ; Guanrong Chen
Author_Institution :
Beijing Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A two-layered, interconnected network-based structure for urban rail emergency evacuation combines emergency and dispatch networks, creating more efficient evacuation. The authors also present a more efficient, in-depth two-step hub identification method to facilitate evacuation.
Keywords :
dispatching; emergency management; multiprocessor interconnection networks; rail traffic; railways; traffic engineering computing; dispatch networks; emergency networks; in-depth two-step hub identification method; parallel experiment; two-layered interconnected network-based structure; urban rail emergency evacuation; Accidents; Computational modeling; Delays; Disasters; Dispatching; Emergency services; Railway transportation; emergency evacuation; hub identification; interconnected network; urban rail;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2013.55
