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Application of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Numerical Simulations in Fire Engineering and Sciences

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2023) | Viewed by 6652

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: mobile robotics; wildfires; mechatronics; field robotics; parallel robots; climbing robots; drones
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Computational Intelligence Group, Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: fuzzy systems; evolving systems; intelligent control; failure detection
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Numerical Simulations (NS) in Fire Engineering and Sciences are opening the door to new and exciting opportunities in this domain. This special issue aims at showcasing the potential of convergence between AI, ML and NS to deliver unique solutions that can bypass bottlenecks associated with traditional methods. At the same time, this special issue hopes to converge machine learning and traditional methods to distill their advantages and overcome their individual limitations. In a way, the goal of this special issue is to foster works targeting the following potential areas of (as well as those related to such areas):

1. in fire engineering
2. in structural fire design
3. in fire detection, suppression and mitigation
4. in fire-related sensor and software design
5. in materials (e.g., construction, fire-resistive etc.) investigation
6. in decision making for fire engineering applications

Dr. Carlos Viegas
Dr. João Ruivo Paulo
Dr. Jérôme Mendes
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Keywords

  • fire
  • machine learning
  • structures
  • design
  • materials

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An Historical Review of the Simplified Physical Fire Spread Model PhyFire: Model and Numerical Methods
by María Isabel Asensio, José Manuel Cascón, Diego Prieto-Herráez and Luis Ferragut
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2035; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042035 - 4 Feb 2023
Cited by 2 | Viewed by 2280
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A historical review is conducted of PhyFire, a simplified physical forest fire spread model developed by the research group on Numerical Simulation and Scientific Computation (SINUMCC) at the University of Salamanca. The review ranges from the first version of the model to the [...] Read more.
A historical review is conducted of PhyFire, a simplified physical forest fire spread model developed by the research group on Numerical Simulation and Scientific Computation (SINUMCC) at the University of Salamanca. The review ranges from the first version of the model to the current one now integrated into GIS, considering all the mathematical problems and numerical methods involved throughout its development: finite differences, mixed, classical and adaptive finite elements, data assimilation, sensitivity analysis, parameter adjustment, and parallel computation, among others. The simulation of processes as complex as forest fires involves a multidisciplinary effort that is constantly being enhanced, while posing interesting challenges from a mathematical, numerical, and computational perspective, without losing sight of the overriding aim of developing an efficient, effective, and useful simulation tool. Full article
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Virtual Fire Evacuation Drills through a Web-Based Serious Game
by Yajun Yang, Zhen Xu, Yingying Wu, Wei Wei and Ruizhuo Song
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(23), 11284; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311284 - 29 Nov 2021
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Evacuation capacity is very important in building fire. In order to improve the safety evacuation capacity of occupants, a web-based serious game for virtual fire evacuation drills is proposed. As a prototype of the serious game, a stand-alone system for virtual drill had [...] Read more.
Evacuation capacity is very important in building fire. In order to improve the safety evacuation capacity of occupants, a web-based serious game for virtual fire evacuation drills is proposed. As a prototype of the serious game, a stand-alone system for virtual drill had been developed. On this basis, the system framework of the serious game is first designed for web-based training, including the database, front and back ends. Secondly, an optimization solution including fire scenes and web codes is designed for smooth rendering performance. Lastly, a solution is designed to visualize the evacuation paths of numerous trainees, which can be used to reveal the evacuation rules, and an evaluation model of evacuation performance is created considering the features of evacuation paths and fire hazards, to provide comprehensive feedback for trainees. Thus, a convenient and accessible web-based serious game was developed. More than 100 people participated in the online virtual evacuation drill of a dormitory building fire. Through the drills, the average evacuation time of the trainees decreases from 79.77 s to 54.32 s, and the safety scores of the trainees improve from 74.71 to 81.21. Therefore, the evacuation abilities of trainees gradually improve, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the drill. Consequently, virtual fire drills using a web-based serious game can play an important role in improving the evacuation ability. Full article
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