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Author
Lo, S. M. | Liu, M. | Zhang, P. H. | Yuen, R. K. K.
Title
Artificial Neural-network Based Predictive Model for Pre-evacuation Human Response in Domestic Building Fire.
Coporate
City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 45, No. 4, 431-449, December 2009
Keywords
human response | building fires | neural networks | evacuation | occupants | data collection | architecture | algorithms | statistics
Identifiers
Adaptive Network based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS); artificial neural network (ANN); predictive model; fuzzy-neural network; adaptive network fuzzy inference system; description of the 'layers' in ANFIS architecture; simplified human reaction process; outline of the structured questions; input and output membership functions for the ANFIS; summary of the fire cases; age/physiological characteristics; previous fire experience/training; pre-fire activity; cue acquirement; fuzzy if-then rules; comparison of ANFIS output and checking data