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Hi everyone,
Is it possible in ED to create a model where atoms such as forklifts, operators, cars, customers etc block each other, so that they dont pass through each other?
Thanks

Hi,

What you describe is in my opinion collision detection. A method for collision detection using agents which communicate with each other and interact is very complex in discrete event simulation. This is also not available in standard ED. One could use extensive programming or an external module for adding agent behavior and dynamic routing.

In our Pedestrian Dynamics software we have integrated collision detection for crowd simulation, see the website http://www.pedestrian-dynamics.com/pede ... rview.html.

The other option is to prevent the occurrence of collisions. That’s by defining zones and/or track segments with a capacity limited to 1. The general drawback of such a method is the difficulty of preventing deadlock situations.
In ED one can use the standard available method using networks with nodes and define links with limited capacity or create a ‘zoning method’ by administrating occupation per zone and check this when an object wants to enter another zone.

Regards,