Tsunami Evacuation Drill System Using Smart Glasses

Kawai, Junya; Mitsuhara, Hiroyuki; Shishibori, Masami

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.147

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“…In order to efficiently use a hazard map in the event of a real disaster, research should be conducted into smart evacuation systems as well. With advances in artificial intelligence and IoT technology, technologies such as safety guidance lights and active route indicators in case of emergency are under study [ 30 , 31 ]. If these technologies are employed in passenger ships, it is expected that more efficient and safe evacuation will be possible by supporting the decision-making of the captain and crew.…”

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An Evacuation Simulation for Hazard Analysis of Isolation at Sea during Passenger Ship Heeling

Kim

Han

2020

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The Crisis Management Manual is essential for safe and rapid evacuation in the event of an accident. However, the disaster response measures in the current ship evacuation manual are not systematic and are simple and impractical. In particular, the current instructions when the ship is heeling call for evacuation to the highest deck, in the opposite direction. This advice is dangerous, however, because it is isolated to a specific space, due to the walking limit angle according to the angle of heel during evacuation. This study focuses on the MV Sewol ferry accident on 16 April 2014, to evaluate the risk of isolation at sea when evacuating to the highest deck opposite in the direction of heeling when the ship was sinking. According to the initial angle of heel and various angular velocities, hazard maps were created for each safety factor to predict the risks for each situation, by performing a comprehensive evaluation of the safe and dangerous situations when evacuating to the highest deck. The problems and limitations of the current evacuation manuals and systems were identified, and the necessity of a new evacuation solution was presented.

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An Evacuation Simulation for Hazard Analysis of Isolation at Sea during Passenger Ship Heeling

Kim

Han

2020

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“…For homecare recipients who have difficulty in leaving home, the method is expected to be applied to virtual evacuation drills that combine information obtained by a GIS and virtual reality (VR). In recent years, a virtual tsunami evacuation training system using smart glasses for disaster prevention education has been developed [ 44 ]. By combining virtual tsunami inundation information with images of real evacuation routes determined by a GIS, it would be possible for homecare recipients who have difficulty in leaving home to take part in virtual evacuation drills.…”

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Tsunami evacuation simulation using geographic information systems for homecare recipients depending on electric devices

Nakai¹,

Itatani²,

Horiike³

et al. 2018

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Tsunamis cause direct damage to property and destroy infrastructure. In addition, power outages can lead to death, especially for patients who rely on medical equipment requiring a power supply. Recently, Nankai Trough Earthquakes have been predicted, and much effort has been put into developing countermeasures in Japan. Kochi City on Shikoku Island is expected to suffer in the event of a large tsunami. The present study identifies individuals living in Kochi who need evacuation assistance and depend on electrical medical devices, simulates evacuation behavior and inundation during a tsunami using a geographic information system (GIS), and considers the usefulness of such a GIS. We asked caregivers, including visiting nurses, to introduce us to homecare recipients who rely on a ventilator, an endotracheal suction device, or other medical devices requiring electric power. We received introductions to 52 homecare recipients. Using a GIS, we plotted the area of predicted inundation and the locations of homecare recipients, nursing stations, and welfare evacuation shelters. We predicted evacuation routes, and then analyzed the time difference between the time required for evacuation and tsunami arrival at a welfare evacuation shelter. To measure the effects of the main parameters, we conducted both one-way and multi-way sensitivity analysis. In the event of a tsunami, eight of the homecare recipients living in the forecasted inundation areas in Kochi may face delayed evacuation. Among homecare recipients facing a high possibility of escape delay, 95.2% lived more than 1,800 m from the nearest welfare evacuation shelter. We found that individual evacuation behavior can be simulated by specifying the residence of a homecare recipient and the evacuation route using a GIS.

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“…Anbalagan and Valliyammai (2016) used real time social media contents such as micro blogs, tweets, posts and multimedia content along with geographical location tags (geo-tags) to map the severity of the disaster. Kawai et al (2015) developed a smart Tsunami drill system using virtual reality technologies to educate and increase awareness of Tsunami disaster among school children.…”

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Increasing Coastal Disaster Resilience Using Smart City Frameworks: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities

2020

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Sea-level rise, storm surges, and floods in coastal cities have already threatened large population and infrastructure with potential to increase significantly in future as climate changes. Therefore, increasing disaster resilience has become a major priority for coastal cities. At the same time, recent development in information and communication technology, ubiquitous sensors, and advanced data science allow us to generate insights that were unimaginable before and can assist in better managing coastal disaster risks. In this paper, using an infrastructure resilience lens, we critically review a set of academic literature that focus on the new development of smart systems in coastal disaster management and a set of use cases that focus on their practical application in different coastal cities. We find that smart city technologies such as internet of things (IoT) and crisis informatics have significant potential and have been increasingly used in academic studies but their city-scale applications in coastal disaster management have been limited. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of using smart city frameworks for increasing disaster resilience of coastal communities.

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Tsunami Evacuation Drill System Using Smart Glasses

Cited by 25 publications

References 9 publications

An Evacuation Simulation for Hazard Analysis of Isolation at Sea during Passenger Ship Heeling

An Evacuation Simulation for Hazard Analysis of Isolation at Sea during Passenger Ship Heeling

Tsunami evacuation simulation using geographic information systems for homecare recipients depending on electric devices

Increasing Coastal Disaster Resilience Using Smart City Frameworks: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities

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