TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - An application of multi-agent simulation to traffic behavior for evacuation in earthquake disaster JO - Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies A1 - Negishi, A A1 - Hagiwara, Toru A1 - Uchida, Kyoko A1 - Kagaya, Seiichi SP - 4224 EP - 4236 VL - 6 IS - N2 - After Hanshin-Awaji huge earthquake disaster in 1994, it has been important for urban disaster prevention to build a comprehensive evacuation program of a large earthquake occurrence. In this program, it is substantial to observe human behavior for the evacuation time. Thus, we should introduce a new methodology based on behavior-oriented agent system, that is, a multi-agent model. In this study, first of all, the production rules of the attributive groups were constructed on basis of the questionnaire survey for the inhabitants. Next, using the set of production rules, we developed a multi-agent system model for evacuation. An agent in this study is a person that can perceive its environment through sensors and decide the activity through effectors. We simulate multi-agent system in a district in Kushiro City of Hokkaido, Japan. Finally, we concluded to build the reproduction of the human traffic behaviors and their interactions during earthquake impact and to be simulated multi-agent model including seven agent groups obtained the results of questionnaire survey.

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