Print Email Facebook Twitter A cellular automaton for modelling territories Title A cellular automaton for modelling territories Author van Bijsterveldt, Maarten (TU Delft Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) Contributor Skrodzki, M. (mentor) Barbaro, Alethea (mentor) P. Gonçalves, Joana (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Computer Science and Engineering Project CSE3000 Research Project Date 2023-06-28 Abstract A cellular automaton for simulating territories is presented. In it, cells have a certain amount of markings of two different groups. The amount of markings for each group gets higher based on the amounts of that group in neighboring cells and the amount of markings of the opposite group in the current cell to simulate an avoidance tendency. The markings also decay at a certain rate. Depending on the parameters, the simulation can end up in a mixed state, where there are no clear territories, or a segregated state, where both groups have a large amount of connected cells where they are dominant. Small changes in these parameters can change the outcome significantly. Unless an unconsidered combination of parameters changes it, this model is not the most realistic. It could however have uses in more influence-based processes, such as the spread and boundaries of languages or religion. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ea7e0ad8-c3d8-49c8-b32c-f862e47aa72e Part of collection Student theses Document type bachelor thesis Rights © 2023 Maarten van Bijsterveldt Files PDF A_cellular_automaton_for_ ... tories.pdf 1.76 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ea7e0ad8-c3d8-49c8-b32c-f862e47aa72e/datastream/OBJ/view