Hodgepodge Machine

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2009
Menu: Simulation | Cellular Automata

Description

The hodgepodge machine.

References

Dewdney, A. (1988): Computer Recreations: The Hodgepodge Machine Makes Waves. Scientific American, V.259, No.8, pp.104-107. jstor.org.
Gerhardt, M., Schuster, H. (1995): Das Digitale Universum, Zellul__re Automaten als Modelle der Natur. Vieweg Verlag, Braunschweig.

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Target System	grid, input, optional, CMD	`TARGET_TEMPLATE`	use this grid's system for output grids	-
Output	Hodgepodge	grid, output	`GRID`	-	-
Options	Target Grid System	choice	`TARGET_DEFINITION`	-	Available Choices: [0] user defined [1] grid or grid system Default: 0
	Cellsize	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_SIZE`	-	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.000000
	West	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_XMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	East	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_XMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	South	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_YMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	North	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_YMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	Columns	integer number	`TARGET_USER_COLS`	Number of cells in East-West direction.	Minimum: 1 Default: 101
	Rows	integer number	`TARGET_USER_ROWS`	Number of cells in North-South direction.	Minimum: 1 Default: 101
	Fit	choice	`TARGET_USER_FITS`	-	Available Choices: [0] nodes [1] cells Default: 0
	Grid System	grid system	`TARGET_SYSTEM`	-	-
	Refresh	boolean	`REFRESH`	-	Default: 1
	Radius	integer number	`RADIUS`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Number of Infection States	integer number	`NSTATES`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 150
	Threshold Sickness	integer number	`TSICK`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Threshold Infected	integer number	`TINFECTED`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 3
	Infection Speed	integer number	`SPEED`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 23

Command Line


Usage: saga_cmd sim_cellular_automata 2 [-TARGET_DEFINITION ] [-TARGET_USER_SIZE ] [-TARGET_USER_XMIN ] [-TARGET_USER_XMAX ] [-TARGET_USER_YMIN ] [-TARGET_USER_YMAX ] [-TARGET_USER_COLS ] [-TARGET_USER_ROWS ] [-TARGET_USER_FITS ] [-TARGET_TEMPLATE ] [-GRID ] [-REFRESH ] [-RADIUS ] [-NSTATES ] [-TSICK ] [-TINFECTED ] [-SPEED ]
  -TARGET_DEFINITION:  	Target Grid System
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] user defined
	[1] grid or grid system
	Default: 0
  -TARGET_USER_SIZE:	Cellsize
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 1.000000
  -TARGET_USER_XMIN:	West
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -TARGET_USER_XMAX:	East
	floating point number
	Default: 100.000000
  -TARGET_USER_YMIN:	South
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -TARGET_USER_YMAX:	North
	floating point number
	Default: 100.000000
  -TARGET_USER_COLS:   	Columns
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 101
  -TARGET_USER_ROWS:   	Rows
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 101
  -TARGET_USER_FITS:   	Fit
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] nodes
	[1] cells
	Default: 0
  -TARGET_TEMPLATE:    	Target System
	grid, input, optional, CMD
  -GRID:               	Hodgepodge
	grid, output
  -REFRESH:            	Refresh
	boolean
	Default: 1
  -RADIUS:             	Radius
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -NSTATES:            	Number of Infection States
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 150
  -TSICK:              	Threshold Sickness
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -TINFECTED:          	Threshold Infected
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 3
  -SPEED:              	Infection Speed
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 23