Agent based Modelling and Simulation using State Machines

Ilias Sakellariou

2012

Abstract

Although agent based modelling has drawn significant attention in the recent years, with a significant number of simulation platforms proposed, the latter target usually relatively simple reactive agents. Thus, little has been done toward enhancing the modelling capabilities of platforms with richer agent oriented programming constructs that could potentially lead to the implementation of more sophisticated models. This paper presents an extension to the TSTATES library that aims to support the implementation of state based intelligent agents and a more complex example drawn from the pedestrian simulation domain that demonstrates the potential of the library in programming complex agent systems.

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Sakellariou I. (2012). Agent based Modelling and Simulation using State Machines . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-8565-20-4, pages 270-279. DOI: 10.5220/0004164802700279


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@conference{simultech12,
author={Ilias Sakellariou},
title={Agent based Modelling and Simulation using State Machines},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2012},
pages={270-279},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004164802700279},
isbn={978-989-8565-20-4},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Agent based Modelling and Simulation using State Machines
SN - 978-989-8565-20-4
AU - Sakellariou I.
PY - 2012
SP - 270
EP - 279
DO - 10.5220/0004164802700279