Agent-Based Model to Investigate how Environmental Temperature Affects the Duration and Frequency of Emperor Penguin Huddles

The basic ecolab code have been provided by Dawn C Walker in COM3001 Modelling and Simulation of Natural Systems

Scope of functionalities

This model is intended to investigate how environment temperature affect the penguin huddle. The environment temperature, numbers of penguins and the area of environment are input paramter for this model.

Usage

To run modified model:

ecolab(size,np,nsteps,temperature,fmode,outImages)

size = The size of environment
np = The number of penguins
nsteps = The numbers of iteration
temperature = The value of environment temperature
fmode = True/False of fast mode
outImages = True/False of out image mode)

For instance,

ecolab(100,10,200,-20,true,true)

It will generate the 100 square kilometer environment with 10 penguins. The iteration will process 200 times and environment is -20 degree. It will output image automaticlly and Fast mode is used.
It will generate three line charts as this image shown below.
The first line chart show the numbers of penguins huddle with iteration.
The second line chart show whether penguin huddle or not with iteration.
The third line chart show the average temperature of penguins with iteration.

Here is the result at the start and end stage.

Supplementary Materials:

A video of a model runthrough can be found at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivfYs57Rriw

Acknowledgements

Thanks for Dawn C Walker provided the ecolab code to support us investigate agent-based model.