09.10.07
Final Review Meeting in London, UK
Project Summary
Project Goals
The principal objective of AVATARS is to develop a simulation tool that will provide designers with a useful performance measure for train station designs. The designers will in turn be able to improve their design based on this feedback.
Project Description
AVATARS will create a software tool to simulate the circulation movements of passengers in a rail terminal environment. The software will allow designers to analyse the movements of people during emergencies, as well as normal embarkation, disembarkation, waiting times, shopping and meeting onward intermodal transport. AVATARS will develop technology to allow rapid generation and visualisation of complex, real-world scenarios to maximise testing efficiency which will provide an invaluable tool for designers, operators, safety managers and regulators, as well as providing a variety of commercial benefits.
The evaluation of the developments will be carried out under a series of case studies, developed throughout the project. These will take real-world information from operating terminals and trains and produce complex, multi-event scenarios capable of evaluating the abilities of the AVATARS software.