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Modelling and simulation of several interacting cellular automata

Ignacio García–fernándezMarta Pla–castellsRafael J. Martínez–durá

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Theoretical computer scienceComputer scienceAbelian sandpile modelbusiness.industryComputer programmingGeneral EngineeringVirtual realityDynamic modellingNonlinear Sciences::Cellular Automata and Lattice GasesCellular automatonComputer Science ApplicationsSet (abstract data type)Stochastic cellular automatonSimulació per ordinadorbusinessRobotsSoftware

description

Cellular automata are used for modelling and simulation of many systems. In some applications, the system is formed by a set of subsystems that can be modelled separately, but, in such cases, the existence of interactions between these subsystems requires additional modelling and computer programming. In this paper we propose a modelling methodology for the simulation of a set of cellular automata models that interact with each other. The modelling methodology is described, together with an insight on implementation details. Also, it is applied to a particular cellular automata model, the Sanpile model, to illustrate its use and to obtain some example simulations.

10.1504/ijcaet.2015.068336http://hdl.handle.net/10550/61053