Influence of carrier corridor configuration on evacuation performance

Abstract

[Objectives] The aircraft carrier escape and evacuation process is complex and difficult to quantify.[Methods] To solve this problem, this paper develops an intelligent multi-purpose intelligent agent (MUPI) evacuation behavior model and simulates the evacuation process of aircraft carrier Saratoga on EXODUS, and the simulation results are verified by grey relational analysis.[Results] The following conclusions are obtained:escape time increases with the decrease of exit width when the exit width is less than 1 m; the influence of exit width on escape time is relatively large; when the exit width is greater than 2 m, changing the exit width has less effect on escape time; increasing the exit width has a better effect on average escape time than increasing the number of exits; for the three indicators of walking distance, distance travelled and average time taken, stair width has a greater effect than gate width or number of lifeboats.[Conclusions] The research findings of this paper can provide references for the layout design of domestic aircraft carriers.

Keywords

• evacuation
• multi-purpose intelligent agent (MUPI)
• EXODUS
• grey-system theory
• aircraft carrier
• ship design