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Extensions to the Enki simulator for the ASSISI|bf project.
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Make bee model parameter exploration easier #55

Closed rmm-fcul closed 9 years ago

rmm-fcul commented 9 years ago

To aid exploration of bee behaviour, it would be useful to be able to parameterise the following aspects, without having to recompile the simulator:

a) body aspect ratio, body size (via length, width) b) maximum speed the bees move at

If there are adverse side-effects for extreme sizes, please also document some basic reasoning or rules of thumb. (e.g. is it plausible to have a "point" bee that is 1mmx1mm, or would different sensors interfere with one another?)

rmm-fcul commented 9 years ago

The maximum range for bee object sensors is also a parameter in the initialiser, but I don't think this has any effect on the behaviours we are using for the bees, at least. The behavioural code applies a threshold (distance) to pay attention to.
If the efficiency of the overall simulation is influenced by the maximum range, it could make sense to have this as a config parameter as well.

dmiklic commented 9 years ago

Should be fixed by be9a2354ec95eab8ce4cf244ce73dcb3b48f32ec. Please sync with the master branch, give it a try and let me know if I can close this.

Regarding the maximum sensor range, I don't think it affects efficiency. Besides, that issue should be taken care of differently (i.e. touch sensor).

dmiklic commented 9 years ago

@rmm-fcul please let me know if the implemented solution fits the bill and whether we can close this.

rmm-fcul commented 9 years ago

The solution works fine. I have only formally tested the maximum speed of agents, but visually I see bees getting bigger/wider/taller when I modify the other new .cfg file parameters.