Crowd Evacuation Using Cellular Automata: Simulation in a Soccer Stadium

Abstract

In this work, we propose a computer model for simulating and studying crowd evacuation behavior, and apply it to study the evacuation of a soccer stadium. Our model uses 2D cellular automata defined over multiple grids that represent different levels of the simulated environment. A pedestrian moves from a given grid cell to another by analyzing multiple movement options and resolving conflicts with other pedestrians. Validation tests were performed, demonstrating that the proposed model is able to simulate crowd evacuation successfully.