Purpose and Patterns

Purpose of your model. Example : explore stability from wolf sheep ecosystem.

- What they can do

- What your model aims to do (for spesific case study, what the target audience is, etc)

- pattern you will use to decide whether it is going to be useful for your purpose. Exp: stabilisation of predator and prey population and expected pattern is extinction.

In detail the components are:

a. Goal: The main objective or target of the model. It defines what the model aims to achieve or the problem it wants to solve. It should be spesific and measurable. Do not be too globe.

b. Objectives: These are smaller, measurable steps that help accomplish the goal. They focus on specific aspects, phenomena, or questions that the model aims to explore.

c. Boundaries: The boundaries set the scope and limitations of the model. They determine how accurately the model represents the real-world system under study. Boundaries may include spatial and temporal limitations, simplifications, assumptions, or other constraints applied to the model

1. Goal example

- The goal could be to understand how a specific ecological system works or simulate the spread of a contagious disease in a population.

- In the ITC building simulation, the goal is to evaluate if pre-evacuation time (time spend before the actual evacuation starts) and exit-choice influence the total evacuation time. 

2. Objectives Example

- If the goal is to understand an ecological system, the objectives might involve studying the impact of environmental factors on species interactions or assessing ecosystem stability under different conditions.

3. Boundaries Example:

In the Evacuation of the ITC Building simulation, the boundaries are:

• Only one floor of the building (to make it simpler)
• Evacuation will start the moment the alarm sounds
• The cause of the evacuation will not be simulated --> no fire spreading or smoke, or explosion, just the movement of the people.