Lewinian Mash-Ups: Topology, Social Network Analysis, Motion Capture Technology, and Computational Modeling of Crowds

Abstract

Modern powerful methods are used to revive classical Lewinian field theory concepts. This "poster symposium" will describe a unique convergence of vector psychology, topology, social network analysis, motion capture, and computational modeling methods. This poster introduces the U.S. Army's Target Behavioral Response Laboratory, an interdisciplinary group that evaluates effectiveness of non-lethal weapons, and introduces the conceptual framework for four subsequent posters on the Crowd Behavior Research Program at the TBRL. Novel resulting approaches and analyses can be brought to bear on the challenges of crowd behavior experimentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 2011
Accession Number
ADA633162

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth S. Mezzacappa
  • Kenneth R. Short

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Computational Modeling
  • Convergence
  • Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Motion Capture
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Psychology
  • Social Networks
  • Social Psychology
  • Topology
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).