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Velez Correa, Andres, and Stein W. Wallace: Active guidance systems in maritime evacuations: optimizing the lifeboat allocation for cruise ships, Annals of Operations Research, Online 15.01.2025.

Abstract

We study the evacuation of large cruise vessels under hazardous conditions. Based on a new sensor mesh technology, allowing wireless two-way communication also when electricity is lost, we propose an optimization-based procedure that provides real-time guidance to passengers. As a first step, we explore a lifeboat assignment procedure to illustrate some of the aspects linked to pedestrian evacuations on vessels and open the discussion for future work using operations research in a context where human behavior is part of the problem.

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