Vadere is a simulation framework for pedestrian flow analysis. Vadere's core features:
- Command-line interface (CLI) and an easy-to-use GUI interface.
- Shipped with different locomotion models:
- Gradient Navigation Model (GNM)
- Optimal Steps Model (OSM)
- Social Force Model (SFM)
- Others: Behavioral Heuristics Model (BHM), ...
Vadere Implementation Using MVC Pattern
TODO: Describe the general software structure according to MVC pattern (use section from Vadere paper).
Vadere's Core: The Simulation Loop
Like many other simulators, Vadere consists of a simulation loop.
double currentTime = 0;
...
while (simIsRunning) {
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model.update(currentTime);
currentTime++;
...
}The simulation loop is implemented in class Simulation. In each simulation loop, the locomotion model is updated. The locomotion model searches for the next position of an agent (a simulated pedestrian). I.e., a locomotion model implements a well-defined interface Model. This concept makes Vadere a generic framework in which different locomotion models can be implemented easily.