Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality Technology
The fire safety of industrial buildings has always been a great concern. An excellent evacuation indicator system can guide the personnel to escape quickly, thus reducing the casualties. In this study, we present a virtual simulation fire scene based on virtual reality to explore the impact of diffe...
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| description | The fire safety of industrial buildings has always been a great concern. An excellent evacuation indicator system can guide the personnel to escape quickly, thus reducing the casualties. In this study, we present a virtual simulation fire scene based on virtual reality to explore the impact of different colors, brightness values, and flashing frequencies on escape time in case of fire emergencies. The presented scene can help shorten the time required for evacuation in an industrial plant by identifying the escape path under the fire and smoke environment and improve the escape efficiency. The results show that the green color is the most suitable color for evacuations; the escape efficiency increases with an increase in brightness, and there is no significant difference between the escape times under high and medium brightness; the evacuation time decreases with an increase in the flicker frequency. Based on these experimental results, the fire evacuation indicating system is designed. A virtual reality verification experiment is used to compare the escape efficiency of the improved design with an original factory’s indicating system. The verification results show that the improved scheme reduces the evacuation time and significantly improves the psychological stress on the evacuees. This work provides a theoretical basis for safe evacuation designs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-26d0b18769db45f1853ccf3b5a77c8112025-02-03T06:07:32ZengWileyComplexity1099-05262022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2501869Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality TechnologyZhi Tang0Die Zhang1Jiajing Du2Wenlan Bao3Weiran Zhang4Jiaqin Liu5College of Mechanical EngineeringCollege of Mechanical EngineeringNorth Automatic Control Technology InstituteCollege of Mechanical EngineeringCollege of Mechanical EngineeringCollege of Mechanical EngineeringThe fire safety of industrial buildings has always been a great concern. An excellent evacuation indicator system can guide the personnel to escape quickly, thus reducing the casualties. In this study, we present a virtual simulation fire scene based on virtual reality to explore the impact of different colors, brightness values, and flashing frequencies on escape time in case of fire emergencies. The presented scene can help shorten the time required for evacuation in an industrial plant by identifying the escape path under the fire and smoke environment and improve the escape efficiency. The results show that the green color is the most suitable color for evacuations; the escape efficiency increases with an increase in brightness, and there is no significant difference between the escape times under high and medium brightness; the evacuation time decreases with an increase in the flicker frequency. Based on these experimental results, the fire evacuation indicating system is designed. A virtual reality verification experiment is used to compare the escape efficiency of the improved design with an original factory’s indicating system. The verification results show that the improved scheme reduces the evacuation time and significantly improves the psychological stress on the evacuees. This work provides a theoretical basis for safe evacuation designs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2501869 |
| spellingShingle | Zhi Tang Die Zhang Jiajing Du Wenlan Bao Weiran Zhang Jiaqin Liu Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality Technology Complexity |
| title | Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality Technology |
| title_full | Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality Technology |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality Technology |
| title_short | Investigation of Fire-Fighting Evacuation Indication System in Industrial Plants Based on Virtual Reality Technology |
| title_sort | investigation of fire fighting evacuation indication system in industrial plants based on virtual reality technology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2501869 |
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