IRPact_modellierung.perception

Interface ProductAttributePerceptionScheme

All Known Implementing Classes:

MemoryLessProductAttributePerceptionScheme, ProductAttributePerceptionHistogram, TrueValueProductAttributePerception

public interface ProductAttributePerceptionScheme

The ProductAttributePerceptionScheme is an abstraction of the model mechanism of how the value of a product (attribute) is perceived by a ConsumerAgent. It implements methods to calculate the current perception of the product attribute (based on the simulation time), and offers a functionality to modify the value of the perception of the product attribute. Being on the (concrete) level of ConsumerAgents and ProductAttributes, ProductAttributePerceptionSchemes describe the state of and mechanics of changing the concrete perception of a ProductAttribute by a ConsumerAgent. A ProductAttributePerceptionScheme is specified as an interface since classes exist that need to extend abstract classes, and the functionality of it is central.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	calculateProductAttributePerception(double systemTime) Method to calculate the perception of a product attribute based on the simulation time.
void	modifyValue(double productAttributeValuePerception, double informationWeight, double timestamp) Method to change the value of the current product attribute perception.

Method Detail

calculateProductAttributePerception

double calculateProductAttributePerception(double systemTime)

Method to calculate the perception of a product attribute based on the simulation time. This method thus represents (the state of) the perception of the associated ProductAttribute.

Parameters:

systemTime - the time point the productAttributePerception is to be calculated for

Returns:

numerical value of the current perception of the product attribute

modifyValue

void modifyValue(double productAttributeValuePerception,
                 double informationWeight,
                 double timestamp)

Method to change the value of the current product attribute perception. This method thus describes the mechanics of how the perception of an agent for a product attribute changes given information or communication about relevant aspects of the product.

Parameters:

productAttributeValuePerception - The relevant productAttributeValuePerception. It's semantics depend on the implementation, but it's generally intended to be a 'new' perception based on the envionment of the actor

informationWeight - Value on how strongly the new information is taken into account

timestamp - The simulation time the product attribute value perception is to take place