| Title | GPSS/360 computer models to simulate aircraft passenger emergency evacuations. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 39207 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Fold, Earl D.; Garner, J.D.; Cook, E. Allen; Broadhurst, Jimmy L. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19720900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Live tests of emergency evacuation of transport aircraft are becoming increasingly expensive as the planes grow to a size seating hundreds of passengers. Repeated tests, to cope with random variations, increase these costs, as well as risks of injuries to participants. A method of simulating such repeated tests, by use of computer models based on statistics from measured components of the escape path, has been developed. The models utilize GPSS, a computer programming language, to represent various features of the escape process: passenger mix, seating and exit configuration, door-opening delay, time on the escape slide, and slide capacity. |
| Rosap ID | dot:21009 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21009 |
| TRT Terms | Air transportation crashes; Passengers; Escape systems; Evacuation; Emergency exits; Computer models; Statistics; Standard deviation; Simulation; Testing |
| General Subjects | Aircraft accidents; Airplanes--Evacuation; Computer simulation; GPSS (Computer program language); Statistics; Standard deviations |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-72-30; DOT/FAA/AM-72/30 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39207/AM72-30.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |