EVACUATION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO CONTROL EMOTIONAL LEVEL OF THRONG

In this paper, we propose an evacuation support system for a large-scale disaster. In general, those conventional systems, such as an emergency earthquake reporting system, were designed to display objective information only by text. In these systems, we assumed that the recipients can select the optimal action to save themselves only if they have the necessary correct and immediate information. However, in reality, it is difficult to select the correct action because humans are influenced by the surrounding crowd. In psychology, this mechanism is called conformity. We focus on the conformity mechanism of human, and we control the emotional level of the escaping people by controlling the emotional behaviour of robots and avatars among the escaping people. We employ a broadcast controller, and conduct a simulation to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed system

Technology for large space systems: A bibliography with indexes (supplement 10)

The bibliography lists 408 reports, articles and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system to provide helpful information to the researcher, manager, and designer in technology development and mission design in the area of large space system technology. Subject matter is grouped according to systems, interactive analysis and design, structural and thermal analysis and design, structural concepts and control systems, electronics, advanced materials, assembly concepts, propulsion, and solar power satellite systems

EVACUATION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE EMOTIONAL LEVEL OF A CROWD : Verification using various conditions with individual differences

Generally speaking, when we face disasters, we will take the same actions as the surrounding environment. This psychological phenomenon is called " Majority synching bias" and is the main reason for delayed escape. In our previous work, we proposed a system that uses robots to express emotional behaviors to control the emotional level of people. In this study, we use various synchronization models including individual differences to simulate and prove the effectiveness of the proposed control system

EVACUATION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE EMOTIONAL LEVEL OF A CROWD : Verification of usefulness with various synching models and crowd scales through simulation

In recent years, we have seen an increase in evacuation information systems such as earthquake early warning. But the number of victims hasn’t decreased. One reason for this is majority synching bias. This is a psychological phenomenon, characterized by synching with surrounding behaviors. For example, in the Great East Japan Earthquake, some people didn’t escape because the people around them didn’t try to escape, so they felt safe. On the other hand, during emergencies on planes, some people become panicked and prevent other evacuees from escaping. We believe that controlling robots and avatar’s behavior will affect evacuee’s emotional behavior. In this study, we propose a framework for controlling robots and evacuee’s emotions and confirm usefulness through simulation