Multi-Agent Simulation: Robot, Key, and Door

Description

This project demonstrates a multi-agent simulation (MAS) where a robot navigates a grid to pick up a key and reach a door located at the edges.

Two types of agents are implemented:

• Reactive Agent: Moves randomly, explores the grid, collects the key, and searches for the door along the edges to open it.
• Cognitive Agent: Plans its path intelligently, first moving towards the key and then directly to the door.

The project is written in C++ and uses object-oriented programming (OOP) principles to model the robot, key, and door, as well as the agents’ behavior.

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• POO/: Contains the main entities (Robot, Porte, Cle) with their methods and states.
• POA/: Contains agent implementations.
• main.cpp: Initializes the grid, sets up agents, and runs the simulation with terminal output.

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Features

• Configurable grid size (currently 10x6).
• Terminal grid visualization:
  • R : Robot
  • K : Key (if not collected)
  • D : Closed Door
  • O : Open Door
  • . : Empty cell
• Reactive Agent: random exploration, key collection, and edge search for the door.
• Cognitive Agent: path planning towards key and then to the door.
• Prevents initial position conflicts (robot, key, and door start in different cells).
• Animation of robot movement with delays for visualization.

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How to Run

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <PROJECT_URL>
cd SMA-Robot-Door

2. Compile the project:

g++ main.cpp POO/*.cpp POA/*.cpp -o simulation -std=c++17

3. Run the simulation:

./simulation

Concepts Demonstrated

• Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) : reactive vs cognitive agents

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in C++

• Grid exploration and pathfinding

• Randomized vs planned behavior