Wa-Tor
- Author: O.Conrad (c) 2003
- Menu: Simulation | Cellular Automata
Description
Wa-Tor - an ecological simulation of predator-prey populations - is based upon A. K. Dewdney's 'Computer Recreations' article in the December 1984 issue of Scientific American.
References
- Dewdney, A.K. (1984): Sharks and fish Wage an ecological War on the toroidal planet Wa-Tor. Scientific American. pp. I4___22.
Parameters
Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Input | Target System | grid, input, optional | TARGET_TEMPLATE | use this grid's system for output grids | - |
Output | Wa-Tor | grid, output | GRID | - | - |
Cycles | table, output | TABLE | - | - | |
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 | |
Rounding | boolean | TARGET_USER_FLAT | Round bounding coordinates to multiples of cell size. Ignored if cell size has decimal places. | Default: 1 | |
Fit | choice | TARGET_USER_FITS | - | Available Choices: [0] nodes [1] cells Default: 0 | |
Grid System | grid system | TARGET_SYSTEM | - | - | |
Refresh | boolean | REFRESH | - | Default: 1 | |
Initial Number of Fishes [%] | floating point number | INIT_FISH | - | Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 100.000000 Default: 30.000000 | |
Initial Number of Sharks [%] | floating point number | INIT_SHARK | - | Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 100.000000 Default: 7.500000 | |
Birth Rate of Fishes | integer number | FISH_BIRTH | - | Minimum: 0 Default: 3 | |
Birth Rate of Sharks | integer number | SHARK_BIRTH | - | Minimum: 0 Default: 12 | |
Max. Starvation Time for Sharks | integer number | SHARK_STARVE | - | Minimum: 0 Default: 4 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd sim_cellular_automata 1 [-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_FLAT ] [-TARGET_USER_FITS ] [-TARGET_TEMPLATE ] [-GRID ] [-REFRESH ] [-INIT_FISH ] [-INIT_SHARK ] [-TABLE ] [-FISH_BIRTH ] [-SHARK_BIRTH ] [-SHARK_STARVE ] -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_FLAT: Rounding boolean Default: 1 -TARGET_USER_FITS: Fit choice Available Choices: [0] nodes [1] cells Default: 0 -TARGET_TEMPLATE: Target System grid, input, optional -GRID: Wa-Tor grid, output -REFRESH: Refresh boolean Default: 1 -INIT_FISH: Initial Number of Fishes [%] floating point number Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 100.000000 Default: 30.000000 -INIT_SHARK: Initial Number of Sharks [%] floating point number Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 100.000000 Default: 7.500000 -TABLE: Cycles table, output -FISH_BIRTH: Birth Rate of Fishes integer number Minimum: 0 Default: 3 -SHARK_BIRTH: Birth Rate of Sharks integer number Minimum: 0 Default: 12 -SHARK_STARVE: Max. Starvation Time for Sharks integer number Minimum: 0 Default: 4