Evaluation of the effective cognition area (ECA) of signage systems with backlighting under smoke conditions

YC Kim, SH Baek, YH Bae, RS Oh, JH Choi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Signage systems are visual information systems that indicate the direction, allow for
identification, and show safety information and regulations to occupants via graphics or text …

Multi-objective deep reinforcement learning for crowd route guidance optimization

R Nishida, Y Tanigaki, M Onishi… - Transportation …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, we propose an improved version of Pareto deep Q-network (PDQN), a multi-
objective deep reinforcement learning method, and attempt to demonstrate its effectiveness …

Smart design for evacuation signage layout for exhibition halls in exhibition buildings based on visibility

Z Wan, T Zhou, Z Tang, Y Pan, L Zhang - ISPRS International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The reasonable placement of evacuation signage is an important means to improve the
efficiency of evacuation in the exhibition halls of exhibition buildings. The booths in …

Optimized wayfinding signage positioning in hospital built environment through medical data and flows simulations

W Guo, Y He - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study argues that medical data should be better utilized and attention should be paid to
the patient's visual experience during their journey to the emergency department (ED) …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-objective Risk Analysis for Crowd Evacuation Guidance using Multiple Visual Signs.

A Tsurushima - ICAART (1), 2022 - scitepress.org
Efficient crowd evacuation guidance is crucial but challenging owing to the randomness
involved in evacuation situations and to the unpredictable human behaviors, eg, herd …

Utilizing Agent-Based Modeling for Optimization of Wayfinding in Hospital: A Case Study

GS Khasraghi, A Nejat - HERD: Health Environments …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This research aims to propose a novel methodology for analyzing and optimizing
wayfinding in complex environments by examining their spatial configurations. Background …

[PDF][PDF] incorporating Trenchless Technology Research

F Liu, J Liu, H Luo - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2023 - researchgate.net
This paper takes an actual station of Nanjing Metro Line 2 as the research object and
establishes the corresponding 2D and 3D overall time-domain nonlinear finite element …

A lean approach to enhance the visual experience during wayfinding in the emergency department spaces: a case study of a large-scale general hospital in China

Y He, W Bai, Y Ye, W Guo, X Wang… - … Engineering and Design …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The wayfinding experience in the healthcare environment significantly impacts patients'
spatial cognition, mental health, and medical outcomes. However, patients often face …

The sustainable aspect of safety in architectural early design: an introduction to prevention through design (PtD) concept

N Khalil, NS Samsudin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - publisher.uthm.edu.my
Architects must have an adequate and relevant understanding of Prevention through Design
(PtD) to execute essential design decisions during the early design stage. The …

Space-adaptive Artwork Placement Based on Content Similarities for Curating Thematic Spaces in a Virtual Museum

H Kim, M Shakeri, JE Shin, W Woo - ACM Journal on Computing and …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Virtual Reality (VR) provides curators with the tools to design immersive 3D exhibition
spaces. However, manually positioning artworks in VR is labor-intensive, and most existing …