IRPact_modellierung.agents.consumerAgents

Class ConsumerAgentGroup

java.lang.Object

IRPact_modellierung.agents.consumerAgents.ConsumerAgentGroup

public class ConsumerAgentGroup
extends java.lang.Object

Class to describe the group a set of consumer agents makes up. Will often be a socially or economically more or less coherent group, specifying a range of possible behaviours. A ConsumerAgentGroup is configured in the AgentConfiguration and used for reference and parameterization of ConsumerAgents within the simulation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description

ConsumerAgentGroup(java.util.Set<ConsumerAgentGroupAttribute> consumerAgentGroupAttributes, java.lang.String groupName, java.util.Set<ConsumerAgent> consumerAgentsInGroup, CommunicationScheme communicationScheme, java.util.Map<ProductGroupAttribute,PerceptionSchemeConfiguration> productPerceptionSchemes, java.util.Map<ProductGroup,BooleanDistribution> productGroupAwarenessDistribution, java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,BooleanDistribution> fixedProductAwarenessDistribution, ConsumerAgentAdoptionDecisionProcess decisionProcessEmployed, java.util.Map<Value,UnivariateDistribution> consumerAgentGroupPreferences, SpatialDistribution spatialDistribution, java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,UnivariateDistribution> initialProductConfiguration, NeedDevelopmentScheme needDevelopmentScheme, double informationAuthority) As a ConsumerAgentGroup is specified by a range of different aspects, these are explained in the following.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CommunicationScheme	getCommunicationScheme()
java.util.Set<ConsumerAgentGroupAttribute>	getConsumerAgentGroupAttributes()
java.util.Map<Value,UnivariateDistribution>	getConsumerAgentGroupPreferences()
java.util.Set<ConsumerAgent>	getConsumerAgentsInGroup()
ConsumerAgentAdoptionDecisionProcess	getDecisionProcessEmployed()
java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,BooleanDistribution>	getFixedProductAwarenessDistribution()
java.lang.String	getGroupName()
double	getInformationAuthority()
java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,UnivariateDistribution>	getInitialProductConfiguration()
NeedDevelopmentScheme	getNeedDevelopmentScheme()
java.util.Map<ProductGroup,BooleanDistribution>	getProductGroupAwarenessDistribution()
java.util.Map<ProductGroupAttribute,PerceptionSchemeConfiguration>	getProductPerceptionSchemes()
SpatialDistribution	getSpatialDistribution()
void	setConsumerAgentsInGroup(java.util.Set<ConsumerAgent> consumerAgentsInGroup)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConsumerAgentGroup

public ConsumerAgentGroup(java.util.Set<ConsumerAgentGroupAttribute> consumerAgentGroupAttributes,
                          java.lang.String groupName,
                          java.util.Set<ConsumerAgent> consumerAgentsInGroup,
                          CommunicationScheme communicationScheme,
                          java.util.Map<ProductGroupAttribute,PerceptionSchemeConfiguration> productPerceptionSchemes,
                          java.util.Map<ProductGroup,BooleanDistribution> productGroupAwarenessDistribution,
                          java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,BooleanDistribution> fixedProductAwarenessDistribution,
                          ConsumerAgentAdoptionDecisionProcess decisionProcessEmployed,
                          java.util.Map<Value,UnivariateDistribution> consumerAgentGroupPreferences,
                          SpatialDistribution spatialDistribution,
                          java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,UnivariateDistribution> initialProductConfiguration,
                          NeedDevelopmentScheme needDevelopmentScheme,
                          double informationAuthority)

As a ConsumerAgentGroup is specified by a range of different aspects, these are explained in the following. The attributes in a ConsumerAgentGroup generally describe a range of values the ConsumerAgents can (initially) take, and are often specified as distributions

Parameters:

consumerAgentGroupAttributes - The set of ConsumerAgentGroupAttributes ConsumerAgents of this group will use

groupName - The name of the ConsumerAgentGroup

consumerAgentsInGroup - The ConsumerAgents that are instances of this group (can also be set aposteriori)

productGroupAwarenessDistribution - A mapping of the fixed products (in the form of FixedProductDescription) with UnivariateDistributions, describing

fixedProductAwarenessDistribution - Map that describes how the awareness for products specified as fixed products is distributed within the simulation

decisionProcessEmployed - The (default) DecisionMakingProcess the agent uses

consumerAgentGroupPreferences - A map of values and UnivariateDistributions used to generate the (strength of) preference of the agents comprising this group

spatialDistribution - The SpatialDistribution used to initialize the agents in the simulation environment

productPerceptionSchemes - The perception schemes (and their paramters) used for managing the perceptions of the respective agents

initialProductConfiguration - The initial product configuration for each fixed product given as a Distribution to be drawn from (to set up the technology mix at the beginning of the simulation)

needDevelopmentScheme - The NeedDevelopmentScheme used by agents to assess which needs arise when

informationAuthority - The information authority agents of this group have

Method Detail

getConsumerAgentGroupAttributes

public java.util.Set<ConsumerAgentGroupAttribute> getConsumerAgentGroupAttributes()

getGroupName

public java.lang.String getGroupName()

getConsumerAgentsInGroup

public java.util.Set<ConsumerAgent> getConsumerAgentsInGroup()

setConsumerAgentsInGroup

public void setConsumerAgentsInGroup(java.util.Set<ConsumerAgent> consumerAgentsInGroup)

getNeedDevelopmentScheme

public NeedDevelopmentScheme getNeedDevelopmentScheme()

getCommunicationScheme

public CommunicationScheme getCommunicationScheme()

getProductGroupAwarenessDistribution

public java.util.Map<ProductGroup,BooleanDistribution> getProductGroupAwarenessDistribution()

getFixedProductAwarenessDistribution

public java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,BooleanDistribution> getFixedProductAwarenessDistribution()

getDecisionProcessEmployed

public ConsumerAgentAdoptionDecisionProcess getDecisionProcessEmployed()

getConsumerAgentGroupPreferences

public java.util.Map<Value,UnivariateDistribution> getConsumerAgentGroupPreferences()

getSpatialDistribution

public SpatialDistribution getSpatialDistribution()

getProductPerceptionSchemes

public java.util.Map<ProductGroupAttribute,PerceptionSchemeConfiguration> getProductPerceptionSchemes()

getInitialProductConfiguration

public java.util.Map<FixedProductDescription,UnivariateDistribution> getInitialProductConfiguration()

getInformationAuthority

public double getInformationAuthority()