Holonic multilevel simulation of complex systems: Application to real-time pedestrians simulation in virtual urban environment

Gaud, Nicolas; Galland, Stéphane; Gechter, Franck; Hilaire, Vincent; Koukam, Abderraf́ıâa

doi:10.1016/j.simpat.2008.08.015

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“…New approaches to modeling a complex system design therefore are interested in extending the agent characteristics with a multi-level agent approach, see [35], [36], [37].The aim is to integrate into a single model the knowledge and/or operating rules from different levels of analysis considered by the system designer. These systems are at the center of various fields such as biomedical research [38], flow modeling [39], social simulation [40], for explanatory insight into the collective behavior of agents obeying simple rules. This makes them particularly difficult to build and verify due to the quantity of data flows to consider and the number of interactions to take into account.…”

Section: Multi-level Agent-based Modeling Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Natural Model based Design in Context: an Effective Method for Environmental Problems

Kameni¹,

Weide²,

Groot³

2017

J. Complex Syst. Inform. Model. Q.

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Abstract. Analyzing complex problem domains is not easy. Simulation tools support decision makers to find the best policies. Model-based system development is an approach where a model of the application domain is the central driving force when designing simulation tools. State-of-the-art techniques however still require both expert knowledge of the application domain and the implementation techniques as provided by ICT (such as multilevel agent technology).Domain experts, however, usually do not master ICT sufficiently. Modeling is more insightful for the domain expert when its goal is to formalize the language being used in that domain as a semi-natural language. At the meta level, this language describes the main concepts of the type of application domain. The model then is a concretization of this meta model. The main focus of this article is (1) to propose a natural-language-based approach to modeling application domains, (2) to show how these models can be transformed systematically into computational models, and (3) to propose the tool TiC (Tool in Context) that supports the domain expert when developing a model and generating a simulation tool. Our research methodology is based on Design Science. We verify our approach by describing the various transformation steps in detail, and by demonstrating the way of working via a sample session applying a real problem of Laf Forest Reserve deforestation in North Cameroon.

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Section: Multi-level Agent-based Modeling Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Natural Model based Design in Context: an Effective Method for Environmental Problems

Kameni¹,

Weide²,

Groot³

2017

J. Complex Syst. Inform. Model. Q.

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“…Its main goal is re-usability and interoperability of different simulators like HLA (High Level Architecture), EXiST or MSI (the Multi Simulation Interface) but its software architecture is completely decentralized and based upon multiagent paradigm. This paradigm allows us to take into account solutions developed in complex systems modeling and multiagent community such as automated parametrization or simulation control [5,3]. In this paper we only highlight how existing simulators interacts withing the framework.…”

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“…Our agent based mobility model is inspired from urban research and pedestrian modeling [5,7], but can also model classic mobility behaviors (e.g. random waypoint).…”

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confidence: 99%

Multi-modeling and Co-simulation-Based Mobile Ubiquitous Protocols and Services Development and Assessment

Leclerc

Siebert

Chevrier

et al. 2012

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

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Abstract. Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing is about interconnected computing resources embedded in our daily lives and providing contextual services to users. The real influence between user behavior and ubiquitous communication protocols performance and operation needs to be taken into account at the protocol design stage. Therefore, we provide a generic multi-modeling approach that allows us to couple a user behavior model with a network model. To allow both assessment and benchmarking of ubiquitous solutions, we define formal reference scenarios based on the selection of a set of environmental conditions (contexts). We illustrate the use of the framework through its application to the study of mutual influences of mobility models and ad hoc network protocols.

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“…Applying Lyapunov stability of motion conditions as in [6,4], shows that the system is stable when time tends to infinity. Thus, the distance between vehicles tends to the un stretched spring length when the platoon moves without environmental influence, if the condition on rotation angle (θ ∈ [−π/2, π/2]) is verified.…”

Section: Inter-vehicle Distance Stability Proof Based On Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Bending Virtual Spring-Damper: A Solution to Improve Local Platoon Control

Contet

Gechter

Gruer

et al. 2009

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. This article presents a local control approach to linear vehicle platooning. Linear platoon systems are sets of vehicles that use local or global perception capabilities to form a train configuration, without any hard grip element. Public transportation is beginning to interest in platoon systems as a technological base to conceive new services. The main problem related to platoon system's control corresponds with maintaining inter-vehicle distance. In literature, the platoon's geometry control problem is treated according to two approaches: global or local vehicle control. This paper focuses on a local approach which does not require sophisticated sensors and/or costly road equipment. This local control approach intends to obtain very good global matching to arbitrary trajectories, only from local perception which consists in measuring the vectorial distance between a given vehicle and its predecessor. The behavior of each platoon vehicle is determined from a physics inspired multi agent interaction model based on a virtual spring-damper. Furthermore, stability, platoon safety properties are checked using physics and mathematical proofs. Finally, simulation is used to measure trajectory error and inter-vehicle distance evolution.

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Holonic multilevel simulation of complex systems: Application to real-time pedestrians simulation in virtual urban environment

Cited by 56 publications

References 13 publications

Natural Model based Design in Context: an Effective Method for Environmental Problems

Natural Model based Design in Context: an Effective Method for Environmental Problems

Multi-modeling and Co-simulation-Based Mobile Ubiquitous Protocols and Services Development and Assessment

Bending Virtual Spring-Damper: A Solution to Improve Local Platoon Control

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