HERMES

Project Description

Even though accidents occur on major events from time to time, these events get more and more popular. The aim of this research project financed by the BMBF is, to improve the visitor's safety. An evacuation assistant shall be developed, that helps the decision-makers by predicting bottle-necks in emergency situations or finds alternative routes, if an escape route is blocked. Dangerous situations can be identified before the event starts.
The simulation is connected to the safety and security management system and to the metering of people by means of automated image processing. That means it is always adjusted to the current situation.

Project Partners

• Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), Jülich
  www.fz-juelich.de/jsc
• University of Wuppertal, Civil Engineering Department, Chair for Construction Materials Technology and Fire Protection, Wuppertal
  www.btbs.uni-wuppertal.de
• Imtech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
  www.imtech.de
• Multifunktionsarena Immobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (ESPRIT arena), Düsseldorf
  www.espritarena.de
• PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG, Karlsruhe
  www.ptv.de
• University of Bonn, Geographic Institute, Bonn
  www.geographie.uni-bonn.de
• Cologne University, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Cologne
  www.thp.uni-koeln.de
• Vitracom AG, Karlsruhe
  www.vitracom.de
• Düsseldorf Fire Brigade
  www.duesseldorf.de/feuerwehr
• Düsseldorf Police Headquarters, Düsseldorf
  www.polizei-nrw.de/duesseldorf
• North Rhine-Westphalia State Office for Central Police Services, Neuss
  www.polizei-nrw.de/lzpd
• Special Security Service SSSD GmbH, Bergheim
  www.specsecserv.de