demo.helicopter
Class RuleCoordinate

java.lang.Object
  demo.helicopter.RuleCoordinate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Rule

public class RuleCoordinate

extends java.lang.Object

implements Rule

RuleCoordinate implements the Rule interface in the RELATE architecture. This rule coordinates the forces of the squad relationship.

Since:

JDK1.2

Version:

1.0, 17 Aug 00

Author:

Michael R. Dickson, Kimberly A. Roddy

Constructor Summary

RuleCoordinate()
Default constructor

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	calculate(SensedEnvironment pPE) Uses the passed in perceived environment as input to a calculation which selects one of a finite number of previously defined (and enumerated) actions to be returned.
void	issueOrders(CTFAgent pCTFAgent) Tests to see how many tanks and if there is one assigns it the defensive goal all others will be assigned the offensive goal.
java.lang.String	toString() returns the name of the rule.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RuleCoordinate

public RuleCoordinate()

Default constructor

Method Detail

issueOrders

public void issueOrders(CTFAgent pCTFAgent)

Tests to see how many tanks and if there is one assigns it the defensive goal all others will be assigned the offensive goal.

calculate

public java.lang.Object calculate(SensedEnvironment pPE)

Uses the passed in perceived environment as input to a calculation which selects one of a finite number of previously defined (and enumerated) actions to be returned.

Specified by:

calculate in interface Rule

Parameters:

pPE - The PerceivedEnvironment that the Rule uses to calculate the action determined by this Rule.

Returns:

An integer corresponding to the action selected by this calculation.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

returns the name of the rule.

Specified by:

toString in interface Rule

Returns:

the String representation of the rule name.