agent
Class Environment

java.lang.Object
  agent.Environment

Direct Known Subclasses:

PackageWorld

public abstract class Environment
extends java.lang.Object

The top-level class for an agent simulation. This can be used for either single or multi-agent environments. This is intended for simulating static environments in which the agents take turns acting. An environment in which the agent could decide when to sense and act, or a dynamic multi-agent environment would require multiple threads, one for managing the way the environment changes and one for each agent.

Constructor Summary

Environment()
Construct a new environment.

Method Summary

abstract void	addAgent(Agent agent) Add a new agent to the environment.
abstract int	getPerformanceMeasure(Agent a) Return the performance measure of a particular agent in the current environment.
abstract int	getTeamPerformanceMeasure() Return the performance measure of a team of agents in a cooperative environment.
void	start(State initState) Run the simulation starting from a given state.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Environment

public Environment()

Construct a new environment. Initialize the agents vector.

Method Detail

addAgent

public abstract void addAgent(Agent agent)

Add a new agent to the environment.

getPerformanceMeasure

public abstract int getPerformanceMeasure(Agent a)

Return the performance measure of a particular agent in the current environment. Higher values are considered better.

getTeamPerformanceMeasure

public abstract int getTeamPerformanceMeasure()

Return the performance measure of a team of agents in a cooperative environment. Higher values are considered better.

start

public void start(State initState)

Run the simulation starting from a given state. This consists of a sense-act loop for each agent.