flocking agent
1Flocking (behavior) — Flocking the collective motion of a large number of self propelled entities is a behaviour exhibited by many living beings such as birds, fish, bacteria, and insects [cite web | url = http://arxiv.org/abs/cond mat/9811336v1| title = Alternating… …
2Agent-based model — An agent based model (ABM) (also sometimes related to the term multi agent system or multi agent simulation) is a class of computational models for simulating the actions and interactions of autonomous agents (both individual or collective… …
3Clarifying agent — Clarifying agents are used to remove suspended solids from liquids during flocculation. Contents 1 Process 2 Agents 3 See also 4 References …
4Swarm intelligence — (SI) is artificial intelligence based on the collective behavior of decentralized, self organized systems. The expression was introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989, in the context of cellular robotic systems [ Beni, G., Wang, J. Swarm… …
5Self-propelled particles — SPP models predict robust emergent behaviours occur in swarms independent of the type of animal that is in the swarm. Self propelled particles (SPP), also referred to as self driven particles or as the Couzin–Vicsek algorithm,[1][2] …
6Collective animal behavior — Sort sol. Starling flock at sunset in Denmark Collective animal behavior describes the coordinated behavior of large groups of similar animals and the emergent properties of these groups. Facets of this topic include the costs and benefits of… …
7Consensus dynamics — or agreement dynamics is an area of research lying at the intersection of systems theory and graph theory. A major topic of investigation is the agreement or consensus problem[1] in multi agent systems that concerns processes by which a… …
8Mixed-species foraging flock — A mixed species feeding flock, also termed a mixed species foraging flock, mixed hunting party or informally bird wave, is a flock of usually insectivorous birds of different species, that join each other and move together while foraging.[1]… …
9Emergence — For other uses see Emergence (disambiguation), Emergent, and Emergency. : See also the closely related articles: Spontaneous order and self organization. In philosophy, systems theory and the sciences, emergence is the way complex systems and… …
10Herd — Covey redirects here. For other uses, see Covey (disambiguation). For other uses, see Herd (disambiguation). Boy herding a flock of sheep, India; a classic example of the domestic herding of animals …
