Augmented reality to guide pedestrian evacuation in earthquake events

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https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias26.94-793

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Augmented reality, pedestrian evacuation, earthquakes, emergencies

Abstract

Augmented Reality is a promising technology to support safe pedestrian evacuation from buildings during earthquakes. The widespread availability of phone cameras makes this idea feasible. QR codes, for instance, can place virtual three-dimensional objects to guide people along a prescribed route. In this work, a prototypical system based on this premise was created in response to the 2020 sudden surge in seismic activity in Puerto Rico. The results point towards feasibility as well as to a series of areas that require improvement for a real-life implementation.

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Diego F. Rivera-Hernández, University of Puerto Rico

He is a student of the Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (ININ) at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM). Member of The Applied Optimization Group. His interests include information systems, manufacturing, and statistics.

Julián A. Durand-González, University of Puerto Rico

He is a student of the Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (ININ) at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM). Member of The Applied Optimization Group. His interests include manufacturing, optimization, and statistics.

Clara E. Isaza, University of Puerto Rico

She obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia in 1996 and a PhD in Biophysics from The Ohio State University in 2005. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM). She was a Research Professor at the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, from 2005 to 2008. Between 2014 and 2015 she completed a Postdoctoral Program at Ponce Health Sciences University, after which she served as Assistant Professor of the Public Health Program (2015-2021) and the Department of Basic Sciences (2017-2021) at the same university. Co-director of The Applied Optimization Group. His interests include the Analysis of Biological Data, Biophysics, the study of neurodegenerative conditions and their possible relationship with viral infections, as well as Public Health.

Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos, University of Puerto Rico

He earned his Master of Science and Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University (OSU) in 1999 and 2002, respectively. His Baccalaureate was in the same discipline at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico (1996). He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at OSU from 2002 to 2003. Research Professor in the Graduate Program in Systems Engineering at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, from 2003 to 2008. He is Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and in the Graduate Program of Bioengineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM). Co-director of The Applied Optimization Group. His interests include: Characterization, modeling and multi-criteria optimization of manufacturing, biological and decisional systems.

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2023-01-30

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Rivera-Hernández, D. F., Durand-González, J. A., Isaza, C. E., & Cabrera-Ríos, M. (2023). Augmented reality to guide pedestrian evacuation in earthquake events. Revista Ingenierías, 26(94), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias26.94-793

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Vol. 26 No. 94 (2023): Enero-Junio 2023

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Copyright (c) 2023 Diego F. Rivera-Hernández, Julián A. Durand-González, Clara E. Isaza, Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos

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