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Towards Simulating Cognitive Agents in Public Transport Systems

Towards Simulating Cognitive Agents in Public Transport Systems

Sabine Timpf
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781605662268|ISBN10: 1605662267|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616924720|EISBN13: 9781605662275
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-226-8.ch008
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Timpf, Sabine. "Towards Simulating Cognitive Agents in Public Transport Systems." Multi-Agent Systems for Traffic and Transportation Engineering, edited by Ana Bazzan and Franziska Klügl, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 176-191. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-226-8.ch008

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Timpf, S. (2009). Towards Simulating Cognitive Agents in Public Transport Systems. In A. Bazzan & F. Klügl (Eds.), Multi-Agent Systems for Traffic and Transportation Engineering (pp. 176-191). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-226-8.ch008

Chicago

Timpf, Sabine. "Towards Simulating Cognitive Agents in Public Transport Systems." In Multi-Agent Systems for Traffic and Transportation Engineering, edited by Ana Bazzan and Franziska Klügl, 176-191. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-226-8.ch008

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors present a methodology for simulating human navigation within the context of public, multi-modal transport. They show that cognitive agents, that is, agents that can reason about the navigation process and learn from and navigate through the (simulated physical) environment, require the provision of a rich spatial environment. From a cognitive standpoint, human navigation and wayfinding rely on a combination of spatial models (“knowledge in the head”), (default) reasoning processes, and knowledge in the world. Spatial models have been studied extensively, whereas the reasoning processes and especially the role of the “knowledge in the world” have been neglected. The authors first present an overview of research in wayfinding and then envision a model that integrates existing concepts and models for multi-modal public transport illustrated by a case study.

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