3D modeling and AI Disaster Simulation by Presagis

How will a large crowd of people behave on hearing a bomb-scare? Will they file out in an orderly fashion using the marked exit paths or will you be engulfed in a blind panic? How will vehicles move in a chaotic traffic situation? The police department and government agencies would love to know how these scenarios will unfold beforehand. Help is now available from simulation tools developed by an Indian information technology firm.

A free workshop on 3D modeling and simulation held in the city of Deccan revealed how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and modeling tools can help in many such scenarios.

“We demonstrated to those present, including the police, how the application can help them prepare their staff and volunteers to remain ready to face emergencies,” explained Ravi Kiran, Country Head-Sales of EDS Technology, a company which has been working on implementing 3D modeling and simulations for real world disaster scenarios.
“The best part is that the AI tool allows them to interact with the simulated environment and let the officers study the way public on the scene would react. They can execute all the ‘what-if’ situation and evolve a workable plan for any eventuality, something impossible previously.”

The company also offers a more sophisticated ‘war gaming' toolset that is designed for the armed forces. This package is created on Higher Level Architecture (HLA) and DSI technology which enables teams based in different remote locations to collaborate in real time in a battle situation. The architecture is so flexible that the application can work both in 2D and 3D. The user can even zoom into an exact location, such as focusing on a single unit in the battalion.

“The armed forces conduct joint exercises with some of the world's most sophisticated armies. Since these tools are interactive - for instance, someone who is supposed to occupy a tank can communicate with almost anyone participating in the battle exercise - all the members of a fighting group are acclimatised with the situation and therefore are better prepared,” Mr Ravi said.

The reliability of modeling and simulation has improved so remarkably that it is likely to be at the heart of software porting on embedded devices that are used in automobile manufacturing for performing things like controlling air condition to digital speedometers.

The tools, provided by Presagis is sure to educate on the effectiveness of the modeling technology.