Steering-Behaviors

Motivation:

The project is inspired by the desire to simulate and visualize various steering behaviors. These behaviors are fundamental in game development, robotics, and AI.

Description:

This project implements several steering behaviors. It visualizes behaviors such as Seek, Flee, Flocking, and Circuit navigation. Each behavior is encapsulated in its own class with a clear interface, allowing for easy expansion and modification.

My goal is to implement a small library of steering behavior for simulations.

Demonstration:

• Flocking behavior (see ./flock_behavior.gif):

• Circuit behavior (see ./circuit_behavior.gif):

Commands:

To run simulation:

python3 src/run.py

This will run the simulation with circuit behavior.

For other behaviors:

python3 src/run.py -b behavior_name 

where behavior_name is one of the following implemented behaviors:

• "seek" for SeekParticule,
• "flee" for FleeParticule,
• "circuit" for CircuitBehavior
• "flock" for FlockingBehavior
• "random" for RandomBehavior

After running, you can use your mouse:

• LEFT CLICK: Add a particule.
• RIGHT CLICK: Add a target (Seek and Flee behaviors) or an obstacle (Circuit behavior).
• Q KEY: Quit the simulation.
• RESTART BUTTON: Click to reset the environment.

Improvements:

• Adding more behaviors (see Greg Reynolds paper).

Done:

1. Random: The particule moves randomly in the environment.
2. Seek: Enables particules to autonomously move towards a target point.
3. Flee: Avoid the target.
4. Multi-Particules (Flocking): Simulates flocking behavior among groups of particules. The particles are grouped based on particule color criteria.
5. Circuit: Particules navigate through a predefined circuit, avoiding collisions with other particules and obstacles and following the path.

Reference:

• Craig Reynolds' Steering Behaviors
• The Coding Train - Steering Behaviors

Contributing:

Contributions to the project are welcome. Whether you're improving existing behaviors, adding new ones, or enhancing the simulation environment.