Network Science and Crowd Behavior Metrics

Abstract

ARDEC's Target Behavioral Response Laboratory is currently conducting research on methods for crowd laboratory experiments, specifically crowd behavior metrics. Crowd metrics based on topological data were derived using motion capture methods. Sociometrics were based on coded videotaped communications. The preliminary results suggest that these crowd metrics, including those produced by network science methods, should be considered for further study. The results also suggest that crowd metrics, rather than only weapon characteristics, should be used to compare effectiveness of non-lethal weapons from different technologies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA506050

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth Sibolboro Mezzacappa
  • Gordon Cooke
  • Kenneth Yagrich

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Group Dynamics
  • Metrics
  • Military Operations
  • Motion Capture
  • Network Science
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Psychology
  • Social Environment
  • Social Networks
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Sociometrics
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).