Toward dynamical crowd control to prevent hazardous situations

Abstract: It is common for large crowds to gather to attend games, exhibitions, political rallies, and other events. Thus, careful designs and operational plans are made to ensure the safe, secure, and efficient movement of people in these crowded environments. However, the congestion created by large crowds has resulted in hazardous incidents across the world. Developments in information technology can provide new means to disseminate public information, thus changing human behavior in situations of danger and duress. In this paper, we propose a crowd control and evacuation guidance management system using digital promotional signage to demonstrate the effects of crowd control via simulations.