Pedestrian dynamics : mathematical theory and evacuation control /

Homeland security, transportation, and city planning depend upon well-designed evacuation routes. You can't wait until the day of to realize your plan won't work. Designing successful evacuation plans requires an in-depth understanding of models and control designs for the problems of traf...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kachroo, Pushkin
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Pedestrian traffic flow > Mathematical models. Pedestrian accidents > Prevention > Mathematics. Evacuation of civilians > Mathematics. Flows (Differentiable dynamical systems) Circulation des piétons > Modèles mathématiques. Évacuation des civils > Mathématiques. Flots (Dynamique différentiable) TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation. Gångtrafikanter > matematiska modeller. Evakueringar > matematiska modeller. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction
chapter 2 Derivation of Conservation Laws
chapter 3 Traffic Models: One Dimensional Case
chapter 4 Traffic Models: Two-Dimensional Case
chapter 5 Conservation Law Solutions
chapter 6 Traffic Control
chapter 7 Simulations for Advective Control
chapter 8 Conclusions.