br.unicamp.cst.behavior.bn

Class BehaviorNetwork

java.lang.Object

br.unicamp.cst.behavior.bn.BehaviorNetwork

public class BehaviorNetwork
extends java.lang.Object

Implementation of a Behavior network as described in [Maes 1989] "How to do the Right Thing" The behavior network controls an artificial agent, and is essentially a list of competence modules.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BehaviorNetwork(CodeRack codeRack, WorkingStorage ws)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addCodelet(Codelet codelet)
java.util.ArrayList<Behavior>	getBehaviors()
java.util.ArrayList<Behavior>	getCoalition()
boolean	isSingleCodeletBN()
void	removeCodelet(Codelet codelet)
void	setBehaviorsInsideCodelets() Passes to each behavior codelet the link to all the others
void	setBehaviorsToZeroWhenActivated(boolean val) Defines whether or not if the behaviors in this BN must have their activations reset to zero after being activated.
void	setCoalition(java.util.ArrayList<Behavior> arrayList)
void	setSingleCodeletBN(boolean singleCodeletBN)
void	startCodelets() Starts all competences threads
void	stopCompetences() Stops all competences threads

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BehaviorNetwork

public BehaviorNetwork(CodeRack codeRack,
                       WorkingStorage ws)

Method Detail

startCodelets

public void startCodelets()

Starts all competences threads

stopCompetences

public void stopCompetences()

Stops all competences threads

setCoalition

public void setCoalition(java.util.ArrayList<Behavior> arrayList)

Parameters:

arrayList - the consciousCompetences to set

setBehaviorsInsideCodelets

public void setBehaviorsInsideCodelets()

Passes to each behavior codelet the link to all the others

getCoalition

public java.util.ArrayList<Behavior> getCoalition()

Returns:

the consciousCompetences

getBehaviors

public java.util.ArrayList<Behavior> getBehaviors()

Returns:

the competences

addCodelet

public void addCodelet(Codelet codelet)

Parameters:

codelet - the competences to set

removeCodelet

public void removeCodelet(Codelet codelet)

Parameters:

codelet - the competences to set

isSingleCodeletBN

public boolean isSingleCodeletBN()

Returns:

the singleCodeletBN

setSingleCodeletBN

public void setSingleCodeletBN(boolean singleCodeletBN)

Parameters:

singleCodeletBN - the singleCodeletBN to set

setBehaviorsToZeroWhenActivated

public void setBehaviorsToZeroWhenActivated(boolean val)

Defines whether or not if the behaviors in this BN must have their activations reset to zero after being activated.

Parameters:

val -