Designing the layout of a space can be difficult. Furniture must be placed within the space in a layout that is conducive to the usage of that space. There are many tools available that a designer can use to create room plans and ensure that purchased furniture will fit the room dimensions. These tools however, do not have the capacity to aid the designer in ensuring that the space is laid out to its full potential. This project proposes the simulation of potential traffic flow and space usage as a technique for providing designers with a virtual model of the space.
Repast agent-based modelling toolkit was used for this project
The version used was Repast J, from the Repast 3 family of toolkits.
The agent objectives, agent visibility and shortest path algorithm are the only aspects of the design not operational within the prototype.
The shortest path algorithm and the agent visibility map classes and methods do not fully work.