BOTSsim Final Report -- Spring 1997 - Contents

• 1. SUMMARY
• 2. INTRODUCTION TO THE BOTS PROJECT
  • 2.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
  • 2.2 CLIENT WISH LIST
  • 2.3 PROJECT GROUP MEMBERS
    • 2.3.1 Stephen Beacom (Steve)
    • 2.3.2 David Formosa (David)
    • 2.3.3 Mark Greenaway (Mark)
    • 2.3.4 Colin Lowther (Colin)
    • 2.3.5 Mik Scheper (MikZ)
    • 2.3.6 Michael Slade (Micksa)
  • 2.4 BOTS PROJECT WEB PAGE
  • 2.5 BOTS PROJECT CD-ROM
• 3. BOTSSIM PROGRAMMER CONCEPTS
  • 3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE COMPONENTS
    • 3.1.1 The Brain
    • 3.1.2 The Environment
    • 3.1.3 The GUI (Graphical User Interface)
    • 3.1.4 TED (Template Editor)
  • 3.2 ATTEMPTED FITNESS FUNCTIONS
    • 3.2.1 Previous Attempts
      • 3.2.1.1 24 September
      • 3.2.1.2 1 October
      • 3.2.1.3 8 October
      • 3.2.1.4 14 October
      • 3.2.1.5 21 October
      • 3.2.1.6 29 October
    • 3.2.2 Most Recent Thinking
  • 3.3 MIRRORING
• 4. PROGRAMMER DOCUMENTATION
  • 4.1 DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS
    • 4.1.1 Context Diagram
    • 4.1.2 Explanation
    • 4.1.3 GUI Data Flow Diagram
    • 4.1.4 TED Data Flow Diagram
    • 4.1.5 Environment Data Flow Diagram
    • 4.1.6 Brain Data Flow Diagram
    • 4.1.7 GUI Module Descriptions
      • 4.1.7.1 User/GUI
      • 4.1.7.2 Open Run
      • 4.1.7.3 Open Template
      • 4.1.7.4 Edit Run Information
      • 4.1.7.5 Save Run
      • 4.1.7.6 Display
    • 4.1.8 TED Module Descriptions
      • 4.1.8.1 Main
      • 4.1.8.2 Open Template
      • 4.1.8.3 Save Template
    • 4.1.9 Environment Module Descriptions
      • 4.1.9.1 Initialise Run
      • 4.1.9.2 Manage Worlds
      • 4.1.9.3 Robot Sensor Evaluation
      • 4.1.9.4 Main Generation Loop
    • 4.1.10 DFD Data Flows
    • 4.1.11 DFD Triggers (Events)
  • 4.2 DATA DICTIONARY FOR IMPORTANT OBJECTS AND VARIABLES
    • 4.2.1 AboutBox
    • 4.2.2 BotDialogBox
    • 4.2.3 BotForm
    • 4.2.4 AboutColin
    • 4.2.5 AboutDavid
    • 4.2.6 AboutMark
    • 4.2.7 AboutMichael
    • 4.2.8 AboutMik
    • 4.2.9 AboutStephen
    • 4.2.10 CommsDebug
    • 4.2.11 BotsPerWorld
    • 4.2.12 Worlds
    • 4.2.13 HitsHistogram
    • 4.2.14 HitsArray
    • 4.2.15 MainForm
    • 4.2.16 TimeStepCounter
    • 4.2.17 GenerationCounter
    • 4.2.18 MainEval
    • 4.2.19 CBEP
    • 4.2.20 RunInfoDlg
    • 4.2.21 EnvironmentVars
    • 4.2.22 GPVars
    • 4.2.23 ShowBotByID
    • 4.2.24 TEDForm
    • 4.2.25 Zoom
    • 4.2.26 ViewAnEnvironmentDlg
    • 4.2.27 VisibleEnvironments
    • 4.2.28 WorldParams
  • 4.3 MODULE (PROCEDURE AND FUNCTION) INFORMATION
    • 4.3.1 About Box Modules
      • 4.3.1.1 Image1Click
      • 4.3.1.2 Image2Click
      • 4.3.1.3 Image3Click
      • 4.3.1.4 Image4Click
      • 4.3.1.5 Image5Click
      • 4.3.1.6 Image6Click
      • 4.3.1.7 CancelBtnClick
      • 4.3.1.8 FormKeyDown
    • 4.3.2 Bot Dialogue Box Modules
      • 4.3.2.1 OKBtnClick
      • 4.3.2.2 ColorSBClick
    • 4.3.3 Bot Form Modules
      • 4.3.3.1 UpdateTimerTimer
      • 4.3.3.2 FormCreate
      • 4.3.3.3 FormPaint
      • 4.3.3.4 FormShow
      • 4.3.3.5 FormDestroy
      • 4.3.3.6 CloseButtonClick
      • 4.3.3.7 ShowRulesetButtonClick
      • 4.3.3.8 FormResize
      • 4.3.3.9 FormClose
      • 4.3.3.10 ShowEnvironmentButtonClick
      • 4.3.3.11 FormActivate
      • 4.3.3.12 UpdateBotDisplay
    • 4.3.4 CBEP Modules
      • 4.3.4.1 Create
      • 4.3.4.2 Destroy
      • 4.3.4.3 GetRuleSet
      • 4.3.4.4 SetRuleSet
      • 4.3.4.5 RobotWorld
      • 4.3.4.6 SetGPVars
      • 4.3.4.7 SensorToAction
      • 4.3.4.8 SetFitnesses
      • 4.3.4.9 InitialiseRuleSets
      • 4.3.4.10 Mirror
      • 4.3.4.11 Error
    • 4.3.5 FastEval Modules
      • 4.3.5.1 CreateTree
      • 4.3.5.2 DestroyTree
      • 4.3.5.3 IfClause
      • 4.3.5.4 Action
      • 4.3.5.5 WallSensor
      • 4.3.5.6 WhichB
      • 4.3.5.7 WhichG
      • 4.3.5.8 WhichT
      • 4.3.5.9 BinSensor
      • 4.3.5.10 BlockSensor
      • 4.3.5.11 BotSensor
      • 4.3.5.12 SensorMapping
      • 4.3.5.13 GetAction
      • 4.3.5.14 InitialiseRuleSets
      • 4.3.5.15 DestroyRuleSets
      • 4.3.5.16 DestroyAllRuleSets
      • 4.3.5.17 ShowRuleSet
      • 4.3.5.18 TokenToString
    • 4.3.6 Fitness Modules
      • 4.3.6.1 CalculateFitness
    • 4.3.7 Hits Modules
      • 4.3.7.1 FormShow
      • 4.3.7.2 ResetHistogramClick
      • 4.3.7.3 CancelBtnClick
      • 4.3.7.4 ResetHitsHistogram
    • 4.3.8 MainForm Modules
      • 4.3.8.1 FileSaveRunClick
      • 4.3.8.2 FileNewRunClick
      • 4.3.8.3 FileOpenRunClick
      • 4.3.8.4 FileExitClick
      • 4.3.8.5 Exits the application.
      • 4.3.8.6 FileOpenTemplateClick
      • 4.3.8.7 EditTemplateClick
      • 4.3.8.8 EditRunInfoClick
      • 4.3.8.9 RunStartRunClick
      • 4.3.8.10 RunPauseRunClick
      • 4.3.8.11 RunResetRunClick
      • 4.3.8.12 ViewHitsHistogramClick
      • 4.3.8.13 ViewCommunicationsClick
      • 4.3.8.14 ShowEnvironment
      • 4.3.8.15 ShowBot
      • 4.3.8.16 BotMenuClick
      • 4.3.8.17 BotShowAnotherBotClick
      • 4.3.8.18 HelpTopicsClick
      • 4.3.8.19 HelpAboutClick
      • 4.3.8.20 FormCreate
      • 4.3.8.21 FormClose
      • 4.3.8.22 AnimationTimerTimer
      • 4.3.8.23 EndOfGeneration
      • 4.3.8.24 AllowRun
      • 4.3.8.25 DisallowRun
      • 4.3.8.26 AllowStartRun
      • 4.3.8.27 DisallowStartRun
      • 4.3.8.28 UpdateRunDisplay
      • 4.3.8.29 UpdateTemplateDisplay
      • 4.3.8.30 UpdateRunInfoDisplay
    • 4.3.9 Run Information Modules
      • 4.3.9.1 FormCreate
      • 4.3.9.2 FormShow
      • 4.3.9.3 OpenBtnClick
      • 4.3.9.4 SaveBtnClick
      • 4.3.9.5 CloseBtnClick
      • 4.3.9.6 HelpBtnClick
      • 4.3.9.7 SetModifiedFlag
      • 4.3.9.8 ClearModifiedFlag
      • 4.3.9.9 SetEnvironmentVars
      • 4.3.9.10 RetrieveRunInformation
      • 4.3.9.11 ValidateRunInformation
      • 4.3.9.12 SetPopulationSize
    • 4.3.10 Runs Modules
      • 4.3.10.1 SaveRun
      • 4.3.10.2 SaveRuleSets
      • 4.3.10.3 OpenRuleSets
    • 4.3.11 Show Bot Modules
      • 4.3.11.1 OKBtnClick
      • 4.3.11.2 CancelBtnClick
      • 4.3.11.3 FormShow
    • 4.3.12 TED Modules
      • 4.3.12.1 SaveTemplate
      • 4.3.12.2 OpenTemplate
      • 4.3.12.3 FormPaint
      • 4.3.12.4 CloseTEDClick
      • 4.3.12.5 HelpTopicsClick
      • 4.3.12.6 CreateBotClick
      • 4.3.12.7 CreateDAClick
      • 4.3.12.8 TemplateMouseDown
      • 4.3.12.9 FormCreate
      • 4.3.12.10 CreateNewBot
      • 4.3.12.11 CreateNewBin
      • 4.3.12.12 CreateNewBlock
      • 4.3.12.13 CreateNewWall
      • 4.3.12.14 Draw
      • 4.3.12.15 PointDistance
      • 4.3.12.16 TemplateMouseUp
      • 4.3.12.17 CreateWallClick
      • 4.3.12.18 CreateBinClick
      • 4.3.12.19 TemplateMouseMove
      • 4.3.12.20 EditDestroyClick
      • 4.3.12.21 EditChangePropertiesClick
      • 4.3.12.22 TemplateSaveClick
      • 4.3.12.23 TemplateSaveAsClick
      • 4.3.12.24 TemplateOpenClick
      • 4.3.12.25 TemplateNewClick
      • 4.3.12.26 CreateNewTemplate
      • 4.3.12.27 FormKeyPress
      • 4.3.12.28 AboutClick
      • 4.3.12.29 ZoomInClick
      • 4.3.12.30 ZoomOutClick
      • 4.3.12.31 UpdateZoomLevel
      • 4.3.12.32 CreateBoundaryWalls
      • 4.3.12.33 FormClose
      • 4.3.12.34 FormResize
      • 4.3.12.35 TemplatePaint
      • 4.3.12.36 IsTemplateValid
      • 4.3.12.37 UpdateTemplateScroller
    • 4.3.13 ViewAnEnvironment Modules
      • 4.3.13.1 OKBtnClick
      • 4.3.13.2 CancelBtnClick
      • 4.3.13.3 FormShow
    • 4.3.14 ViewEnvironment Module
      • 4.3.14.1 FormCreate
      • 4.3.14.2 FormClose
      • 4.3.14.3 FormShow
      • 4.3.14.4 FormResize
      • 4.3.14.5 FormPaint
      • 4.3.14.6 FormMouseMove
      • 4.3.14.7 FormMouseDown
      • 4.3.14.8 FormMouseUp
      • 4.3.14.9 UpdateDisplayTimer
      • 4.3.14.10 UpdateEnvironmentScroller
    • 4.3.15 World Module
      • 4.3.15.1 OKBtnClick
  • 4.4 BRAIN COMPONENT INFORMATION
    • 4.4.1 Component Description
    • 4.4.2 Files
      • 4.4.2.1 bots-problem-function.lsp
        • 4.4.2.1.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.1.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.1.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.1.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.2 brain-var.lsp
        • 4.4.2.2.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.2.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.2.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.2.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.3 brain.lsp
        • 4.4.2.3.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.3.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.3.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.3.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.4 fast-eval.lsp
        • 4.4.2.4.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.4.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.4.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.4.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.5 gp-kernel-var.lsp
        • 4.4.2.5.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.5.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.5.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.5.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.6 gp-kernel.lsp
        • 4.4.2.6.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.6.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.6.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.6.4 Modified Modules
      • 4.4.2.7 link.lsp
        • 4.4.2.7.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.7.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.7.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.7.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.8 parser.lsp
        • 4.4.2.8.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.8.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.8.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.8.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.9 semantics.lsp
        • 4.4.2.9.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.9.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.9.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.9.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.10 sendmessage.lsp
        • 4.4.2.10.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.10.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.10.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.10.4 Contained Modules
      • 4.4.2.11 sensor.lsp
        • 4.4.2.11.1 Purpose
        • 4.4.2.11.2 Person Responsible
        • 4.4.2.11.3 Required Software
        • 4.4.2.11.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.4.3 Functions and variables
      • 4.4.3.1 bots-problem-function.lsp
        • 4.4.3.1.1 define-terminal-set-for-BOTS()
        • 4.4.3.1.2 define-function-set-for-BOTS()
        • 4.4.3.1.3 if-HasBlock-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.4 if-BlockCollide-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.5 if-WallForward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.6 if-WallBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.7 if-WallLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.8 if-WallRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.9 if-BotForward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.10 if-BotBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.11 if-BotLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.12 if-BotRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.13 if-BlockForward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.14 if-BlockBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.15 if-BlockLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.16 if-BlockRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.17 if-WallBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.18 if-WallLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.19 if-WallRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.20 if-BotForward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.21 if-BotBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.22 if-BotLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.23 if-BotRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.24 if-BlockForward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.25 if-BlockBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.26 if-BlockLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.27 if-BlockRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.28 if-BinForward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.29 if-BinBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.30 if-BinLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.31 if-BinRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.32 if-BlockCollide (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.33 if-WallForward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.34 if-WallBackward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.35 if-WallLeft (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.36 if-WallRight (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.37 if-BotForward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.38 if-BotBackward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.39 if-BotLeft (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.40 if-BinBackward-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.41 if-BinLeft-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.42 if-BinRight-implementation (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.43 if-BlockCollide (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.44 if-WallForward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.45 if-WallBackward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.46 if-WallLeft (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.47 if-WallRight (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.48 if-BotForward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.49 if-BotBackward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.50 if-BotLeft (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.51 if-BotRight (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.52 if-BlockForward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.53 if-BlockBackward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.54 if-BlockLeft (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.55 if-BlockRight (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.56 if-BinForward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.57 if-BinBackward (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.58 if-BinLeft (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.59 if-BinRight (if-clause else-clause)
        • 4.4.3.1.60 define-fitness-cases-for-BOTS()
        • 4.4.3.1.61 evaluate-standardized-fitness-for-BOTS(program fitness-cases)
        • 4.4.3.1.62 define-parameters-for-BOTS()
        • 4.4.3.1.63 termination-criteria-for-bots(current-generation
        • 4.4.3.1.64 BOTS ()
      • 4.4.3.2 brain-var.lsp
        • 4.4.3.2.1 *population-size* :unbound
        • 4.4.3.2.2 *number-of-factories* :unbound
        • 4.4.3.2.3 *maximum-generations* 0
        • 4.4.3.2.4 *bot-factory-groupings* :unbound
      • 4.4.3.3 brain.lsp
        • 4.4.3.3.1 brain()
        • 4.4.3.3.2 place-robots-in-environments(number-of-individuals number-of-factories)M
      • 4.4.3.4 fast-eval.lsp
        • 4.4.3.4.1 fast-eval (expr)
        • 4.4.3.4.2 install-pseudo-macro (name implementation)
      • 4.4.3.5 gp-kernel-var.lsp
        • 4.4.3.5.1 *sensor-reading* M
        • 4.4.3.5.2 *terminate-brain*M
      • 4.4.3.6 gp-kernel.lsp
        • 4.4.3.6.1 evaluate-fitness-of-population (population fitness-cases
      • 4.4.3.7 link.lsp
        • 4.4.3.7.1 *CBEP-stream* nil
        • 4.4.3.7.2 open-CBEP (&optional (port *CBEP-server*))
        • 4.4.3.7.3 close-CBEP ()
      • 4.4.3.8 parser.lsp
        • 4.4.3.8.1 domessage ()
        • 4.4.3.8.2 parser (message)
        • 4.4.3.8.3 test-modules ()
      • 4.4.3.9 semantics.lsp
        • 4.4.3.9.1 sensorcall (message)
        • 4.4.3.9.2 fitnesslevelcall (message)
        • 4.4.3.9.3 getrulesetcall(bot-number)
        • 4.4.3.9.4 setruleset(message)
        • 4.4.3.9.5 test-if-valid-variable (element)
        • 4.4.3.9.6 SetGPVariablescall (message)
        • 4.4.3.9.7 errorcall(message)
        • 4.4.3.9.8 closecall(message)
        • 4.4.3.9.9 mirrorcall(message)
        • 4.4.3.9.10 make-new-tree
      • 4.4.3.10 sendmessage.lsp
        • 4.4.3.10.1 send-action (action)
        • 4.4.3.10.2 send-RobotEnvironment-message (bot-factory-groupings)
      • 4.4.3.11 sensor.lsp
    • 4.4.4 Data Structure Descriptions
  • 4.5 ENVIRONMENT COMPONENT INFORMATION
    • 4.5.1 Introduction
      • 4.5.1.1 Synopsis
      • 4.5.1.2 Functions provided by the environment
      • 4.5.1.3 Creation of generations by the Genetic Algorithm
      • 4.5.1.4 Design of Bots
      • 4.5.1.5 Saving and Restoring of worlds
    • 4.5.2 Environment Module (Environment.pas)
      • 4.5.2.1 Non-Object Types
        • 4.5.2.1.1 TBotAction
        • 4.5.2.1.2 TThingClass
        • 4.5.2.1.3 TRoundThingClass
        • 4.5.2.1.4 TThingArray, PThingArray
      • 4.5.2.2 Constants
        • 4.5.2.2.1 SENSORCOUNT
        • 4.5.2.2.2 HoldingBlock, CollideBlock, WallForward, WallBackward, WallLeft, WallRight, BotForward, BotBackward, BotLeft, BotRight, BlockForward, BlockBackward, BlockLeft, BlockRight, BinForward, BinBackward, BinLeft, BinRight
      • 4.5.2.3 Global Variables and Properties
        • 4.5.2.3.1 SelColor
        • 4.5.2.3.2 NewBlockColor
        • 4.5.2.3.3 BotTurnSpeed
        • 4.5.2.3.4 BotMoveSpeed
        • 4.5.2.3.5 FitnessOnMove
        • 4.5.2.3.6 FitnessOnPickUp
        • 4.5.2.3.7 FitnessOnFloorDrop
        • 4.5.2.3.8 FitnessOnBinDrop
        • 4.5.2.3.9 FitnessOnBadDrop
        • 4.5.2.3.10 StartFitness
        • 4.5.2.3.11 DeathFitness
        • 4.5.2.3.12 MortalBots
        • 4.5.2.3.13 BotSize
        • 4.5.2.3.14 BlockSize
        • 4.5.2.3.15 DistAreaSize
        • 4.5.2.3.16 BinSize
        • 4.5.2.3.17 TimeStepsPerGeneration
      • 4.5.2.4 Object Hierarchy
        • 4.5.2.4.1 TWorld
          • 4.5.2.4.1.1 Properties
            • 4.5.2.4.1.1.1 DisplayBotIds
            • 4.5.2.4.1.1.2 CameraX, CameraY
            • 4.5.2.4.1.1.3 CameraZoom
            • 4.5.2.4.1.1.4 WindowCenterX, WindowCenterY
            • 4.5.2.4.1.1.5 id
          • 4.5.2.4.1.2 Methods
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.1 Create
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.2 Save
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.3 Restore
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.4 Draw
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.5 MouseToThing
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.6 ScreenToReal
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.7 RealToScreen
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.8 InitSimulation
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.9 Animate
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.10 CountBots
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.11 GetBots
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.12 CountBins
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.13 CountDistAreas
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.14 Clone
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.15 ClosestThing
            • 4.5.2.4.1.2.16 CalculateFitness
        • 4.5.2.4.2 TSimThing
          • 4.5.2.4.2.1 Properties
            • 4.5.2.4.2.1.1 Color
            • 4.5.2.4.2.1.2 Owner
            • 4.5.2.4.2.1.3 Selected
          • 4.5.2.4.2.2 Methods
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.1 Create
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.2 Save
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.3 Restore
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.4 Draw
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.5 Clicked
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.6 BotCollide
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.7 Detect
            • 4.5.2.4.2.2.8 Clone
        • 4.5.2.4.3 TRoundThing
          • 4.5.2.4.3.1 Properties
            • 4.5.2.4.3.1.1 X,Y
            • 4.5.2.4.3.1.2 Direction
            • 4.5.2.4.3.1.3 Carried
          • 4.5.2.4.3.2 Methods
        • 4.5.2.4.4 TWall
          • 4.5.2.4.4.1 Properties
            • 4.5.2.4.4.1.1 StartX, StartY, EndX, EndY
          • 4.5.2.4.4.2 Methods
        • 4.5.2.4.5 TBot
          • 4.5.2.4.5.1 Properties
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.1 Sensor
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.2 id
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.3 Carrying
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.4 Hits
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.5 Drops
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.6 Rank
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.7 Pickups
            • 4.5.2.4.5.1.8 Fitness
          • 4.5.2.4.5.2 Methods
        • 4.5.2.4.6 TBin
          • 4.5.2.4.6.1 Properties
          • 4.5.2.4.6.2 Methods
        • 4.5.2.4.7 TBlock
          • 4.5.2.4.7.1 Properties
            • 4.5.2.4.7.1.1 FromDistArea
            • 4.5.2.4.7.1.2 DroppedBy
          • 4.5.2.4.7.2 Methods
        • 4.5.2.4.8 TDistArea
          • 4.5.2.4.8.1 Properties
          • 4.5.2.4.8.2 Methods
      • 4.5.2.5 Procedures and Functions
        • 4.5.2.5.1 InvalidTemplateFile
        • 4.5.2.5.2 SkipToken
        • 4.5.2.5.3 ClassToString
        • 4.5.2.5.4 StringToClass
    • 4.5.3 Geometry Module (Geometry.pas)
      • 4.5.3.1 Non-Object Types
      • 4.5.3.2 Constants
      • 4.5.3.3 Global Variables and Properties
      • 4.5.3.4 Object Hierarchy
      • 4.5.3.5 Procedures and Functions
        • 4.5.3.5.1 WhichSide
        • 4.5.3.5.2 IsInside
        • 4.5.3.5.3 IsCloseEnough
        • 4.5.3.5.4 LineCircleCollide
        • 4.5.3.5.5 ToAngle
        • 4.5.3.5.6 AngleRange
        • 4.5.3.5.7 LineCollide
        • 4.5.3.5.8 SecCircleCollide
        • 4.5.3.5.9 SecLineCollide
        • 4.5.3.5.10 SecBoxCollide
        • 4.5.3.5.11 CircleBoxCollide
        • 4.5.3.5.12 BoxBoxCollide
    • 4.5.4 Communications Module (Comms.pas)
      • 4.5.4.1 Non-Object Types
      • 4.5.4.2 Constants
      • 4.5.4.3 Global Variables and Properties
      • 4.5.4.4 Object Hierarchy
      • 4.5.4.5 Procedures and Functions
        • 4.5.4.5.1 Hookup
        • 4.5.4.5.2 GetMessage
        • 4.5.4.5.3 SendMessage
        • 4.5.4.5.4 UnHook
    • 4.5.5 Evaluation Module (Evaluation.pas)
      • 4.5.5.1 Non-Object Types
        • 4.5.5.1.1 TWorldArray, PWorldArray
      • 4.5.5.2 Constants
        • 4.5.5.2.1 MaxBots
      • 4.5.5.3 Global Variables and Properties
        • 4.5.5.3.1 BotsPerWorld
        • 4.5.5.3.2 Worlds
      • 4.5.5.4 Object Hierarchy
        • 4.5.5.4.1 TEvaluation
          • 4.5.5.4.1.1 Properties
            • 4.5.5.4.1.1.1 Worlds
            • 4.5.5.4.1.1.2 World
          • 4.5.5.4.1.2 Methods
            • 4.5.5.4.1.2.1 Create
            • 4.5.5.4.1.2.2 AssignIds
            • 4.5.5.4.1.2.3 CreateFitnessLevelString
            • 4.5.5.4.1.2.4 CreateHitsHistogram
            • 4.5.5.4.1.2.5 CreateBotRankings
            • 4.5.5.4.1.2.6 Animate
            • 4.5.5.4.1.2.7 GetBot
      • 4.5.5.5 Procedures and Functions
  • 4.6 BOTSSIM SOURCE FILES
    • 4.6.1 AboutFrm.pas / AboutBox.dfm
      • 4.6.1.1 Components
      • 4.6.1.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.1.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.1.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.1.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.2 BotBox.pas / BotDialogBox.dfm
      • 4.6.2.1 Components
      • 4.6.2.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.2.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.2.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.2.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.3 BotFrm.pas/BotForm.dfm
      • 4.6.3.1 Components
      • 4.6.3.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.3.3 Person responsible
      • 4.6.3.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.3.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.4 bots-problem-function.lsp
      • 4.6.4.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.4.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.4.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.4.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.5 brain.lsp
      • 4.6.5.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.5.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.5.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.5.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.6 brain-var.lsp
      • 4.6.6.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.6.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.6.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.6.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.7 CBEP.pas
      • 4.6.7.1 Components
      • 4.6.7.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.7.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.7.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.7.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.8 ColinAbout.pas / AboutColin.dfm
      • 4.6.8.1 Components
      • 4.6.8.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.8.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.8.4 Required Software
    • 4.6.9 Comms.pas
      • 4.6.9.1 Components
      • 4.6.9.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.9.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.9.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.9.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.10 CommsDebugDlg.pas / CommsDebug.dfm
      • 4.6.10.1 Components
      • 4.6.10.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.10.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.10.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.10.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.11 DavidAbout.pas / AboutDavid.dfm
      • 4.6.11.1 Components
      • 4.6.11.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.11.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.11.4 Required Software
    • 4.6.12 Environment.pas
      • 4.6.12.1 Components
      • 4.6.12.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.12.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.12.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.12.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.13 Evaluation.pas
      • 4.6.13.1 Components
      • 4.6.13.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.13.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.13.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.13.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.14 fast-eval.lsp
      • 4.6.14.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.14.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.14.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.14.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.15 FastEval.pas
      • 4.6.15.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.15.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.15.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.15.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.16 Fitness.pas
      • 4.6.16.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.16.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.16.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.16.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.17 Geometry.pas
      • 4.6.17.1 Components
      • 4.6.17.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.17.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.17.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.17.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.18 gp-kernel.lsp
      • 4.6.18.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.18.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.18.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.18.4 Modified Modules
    • 4.6.19 gp-kernel-var.lsp
      • 4.6.19.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.19.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.19.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.19.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.20 Hits.pas / HitsHistogram.dfm
      • 4.6.20.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.20.2 Persons Responsible
      • 4.6.20.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.20.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.21 link.lsp
      • 4.6.21.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.21.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.21.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.21.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.22 MainFrm.pas/MainForm.dfm
      • 4.6.22.1 Components
      • 4.6.22.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.22.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.22.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.22.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.23 MarkAbout.pas / AboutMark.dfm
      • 4.6.23.1 Components
      • 4.6.23.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.23.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.23.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.23.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.24 MichaelAbout.pas / AboutMichael.dfm
      • 4.6.24.1 Components
      • 4.6.24.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.24.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.24.4 Required Software
    • 4.6.25 MikAbout.pas / AboutMik.dfm
      • 4.6.25.1 Components
      • 4.6.25.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.25.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.25.4 Required Software
    • 4.6.26 parser.lsp
      • 4.6.26.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.26.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.26.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.26.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.27 RunInformation.pas / RunInformation.dfm
      • 4.6.27.1 Components
      • 4.6.27.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.27.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.27.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.27.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.28 Runs.pas
      • 4.6.28.1 Components
      • 4.6.28.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.28.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.28.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.28.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.29 semantics.lsp
      • 4.6.29.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.29.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.29.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.29.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.30 sendmessage.lsp
      • 4.6.30.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.30.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.30.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.30.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.31 sensor.lsp
      • 4.6.31.1 Purpose
      • 4.6.31.2 Person Responsible
      • 4.6.31.3 Required Software
      • 4.6.31.4 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.32 ShowBot.pas / ShowBotByID.dfm
      • 4.6.32.1 Components
      • 4.6.32.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.32.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.32.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.32.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.33 StephenAbout.pas / AboutStephen.dfm
      • 4.6.33.1 Components
      • 4.6.33.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.33.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.33.4 Required Software
    • 4.6.34 TED.pas / TEDForm.dfm
      • 4.6.34.1 Components
      • 4.6.34.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.34.3 Persons responsible
      • 4.6.34.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.34.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.35 ViewAnEnvironment.pas / ViewAnEnvironmentDlg.dfm
      • 4.6.35.1 Components
      • 4.6.35.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.35.3 Person responsible
      • 4.6.35.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.35.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.36 ViewEnvironment.pas / ViewEnvironmentWin.dfm
      • 4.6.36.1 Components
      • 4.6.36.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.36.3 Person responsible
      • 4.6.36.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.36.5 Contained Modules
    • 4.6.37 WorldSize.pas / WorldParams.dfm
      • 4.6.37.1 Components
      • 4.6.37.2 Purpose
      • 4.6.37.3 Person responsible
      • 4.6.37.4 Required Software
      • 4.6.37.5 Contained Modules
  • 4.7 BOTSSIM STANDARDS
    • 4.7.1 BOTSS1: Bot Sensors
      • 4.7.1.1 Introduction
      • 4.7.1.2 Robot Model
        • 4.7.1.2.1.1 Forward
        • 4.7.1.2.1.2 Backward
        • 4.7.1.2.1.3 Right
        • 4.7.1.2.1.4 Left
      • 4.7.1.3 Contact sensors
        • 4.7.1.3.1 HasBlock?
        • 4.7.1.3.2 BlockCollide
        • 4.7.1.3.3 BinCollide
      • 4.7.1.4 Short range sensors
        • 4.7.1.4.1 Wall sensors
          • 4.7.1.4.1.1 Forward wall sensor
          • 4.7.1.4.1.2 Right wall sensor
          • 4.7.1.4.1.3 Backward wall sensor
          • 4.7.1.4.1.4 Left wall sensor
        • 4.7.1.4.2 Bot sensors
          • 4.7.1.4.2.1 Forward bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.4.2.2 Right bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.4.2.3 Backward bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.4.2.4 Left bot sensor
      • 4.7.1.5 Long Range sensors
        • 4.7.1.5.1 Block sensors
          • 4.7.1.5.1.1 Forward bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.5.1.2 Right bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.5.1.3 Backward bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.5.1.4 Left bot sensor
        • 4.7.1.5.2 Bin sensors
          • 4.7.1.5.2.1 Forward bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.5.2.2 Right bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.5.2.3 Backward bot sensor
          • 4.7.1.5.2.4 Left bot sensor
    • 4.7.2 BOTSS4: CBEP--Complex BrainEnvironment Protocol
      • 4.7.2.1 Introduction
      • 4.7.2.2 Brain GUI/Environment messages
        • 4.7.2.2.1 Action
        • 4.7.2.2.2 RobotEnvironment
        • 4.7.2.2.3 Rule set
        • 4.7.2.2.4 Ready
        • 4.7.2.2.5 Error
        • 4.7.2.2.6 OK
      • 4.7.2.3 GUI/Environment Brain messages
        • 4.7.2.3.1 Sensor
        • 4.7.2.3.2 FitnessLevel
        • 4.7.2.3.3 GetRuleSet
        • 4.7.2.3.4 SetRuleSet
        • 4.7.2.3.5 SetGPVariables
        • 4.7.2.3.6 Reset
        • 4.7.2.3.7 Close
        • 4.7.2.3.8 Mirror
    • 4.7.3 BOTSS5: Bot Actions
      • 4.7.3.1 Introduction
      • 4.7.3.2 Movement Actions
        • 4.7.3.2.1 goForward
        • 4.7.3.2.2 goBackward
        • 4.7.3.2.3 turnLeft
        • 4.7.3.2.4 turnRight
      • 4.7.3.3 Block Actions
        • 4.7.3.3.1 getBlock
        • 4.7.3.3.2 dropBlock
      • 4.7.3.4 Noop
    • 4.7.4 BOTSS6: File Formats
      • 4.7.4.1 Introduction
      • 4.7.4.2 RUN Files--Runs
      • 4.7.4.3 TED Files--Template Environments
        • 4.7.4.3.1 The Title
        • 4.7.4.3.2 Total Things
        • 4.7.4.3.3 Wall Data
        • 4.7.4.3.4 Round Thing Data
      • 4.7.4.4 RIF Files--Run Information
        • 4.7.4.4.1 The Title
        • 4.7.4.4.2 Variable Data
      • 4.7.4.5 SEx Files--Bot Rule Sets (S-Expression Files)
        • 4.7.4.5.1 Number Of Rule Sets
        • 4.7.4.5.2 Rule Set Data
      • 4.7.4.6 LOG Files
        • 4.7.4.6.1 Unified.log
          • 4.7.4.6.1.1 Header
          • 4.7.4.6.1.2 Rule set
          • 4.7.4.6.1.3 FitnessLevel
          • 4.7.4.6.1.4 BestBot
            • 4.7.4.6.1.4.1 Fitness
            • 4.7.4.6.1.4.2 Pickups
            • 4.7.4.6.1.4.3 Drops
            • 4.7.4.6.1.4.4 Hits
            • 4.7.4.6.1.4.5 Rule set
          • 4.7.4.6.1.5 Generation
        • 4.7.4.6.2 Comms.log
• 5. TESTING
  • 5.1 TEST PLAN
    • 5.1.1 Main Dialogue
      • 5.1.1.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.1.2 New Run
      • 5.1.1.3 Open Run
      • 5.1.1.4 Save Run
      • 5.1.1.5 Open Environment Template
      • 5.1.1.6 Edit Environment Templates
      • 5.1.1.7 Edit Run Information Variables
      • 5.1.1.8 Start Run
      • 5.1.1.9 Pause Run
      • 5.1.1.10 Unpause Run
      • 5.1.1.11 Reset Run
      • 5.1.1.12 Show Environment Commands
      • 5.1.1.13 Show Bot Commands
      • 5.1.1.14 View Histogram
      • 5.1.1.15 View Communications
      • 5.1.1.16 Launch Online Help
      • 5.1.1.17 Show About BOTSsim Dialogue
      • 5.1.1.18 Exit BOTSsim
    • 5.1.2 TED Window
      • 5.1.2.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.2.2 New Environment Template
      • 5.1.2.3 Open Environment Template
      • 5.1.2.4 Save Environment Template
      • 5.1.2.5 Change Properties
      • 5.1.2.6 Destroy (Object)
      • 5.1.2.7 Create Wall
      • 5.1.2.8 Create Bin
      • 5.1.2.9 Create DA
      • 5.1.2.10 Create Bot
      • 5.1.2.11 Launch Online Help
      • 5.1.2.12 Show About BOTSsim Dialogue
      • 5.1.2.13 Close TED Window
    • 5.1.3 Change (Bot) Properties Dialogue
      • 5.1.3.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.3.2 When Values Are Accepted
    • 5.1.4 Template Dimensions Dialogue
      • 5.1.4.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.4.2 When Values Are Accepted
    • 5.1.5 Run Information Dialogue
      • 5.1.5.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.5.2 Open Run Information File
      • 5.1.5.3 Save Run Information File
      • 5.1.5.4 Close Run Information Dialogue
    • 5.1.6 View Environment Dialogue
      • 5.1.6.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.6.2 Environment Number Validation
      • 5.1.6.3 Cancel View Environment Dialogue
    • 5.1.7 Environment Window
      • 5.1.7.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.7.2 Animation
      • 5.1.7.3 Close Environment Window
    • 5.1.8 Show Bot By ID Dialogue
      • 5.1.8.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.8.2 Bot ID Validation
      • 5.1.8.3 Cancel Show Bot By ID Dialogue
    • 5.1.9 Bot Window
      • 5.1.9.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.9.2 Bot Statistics Display
      • 5.1.9.3 Bot Sensor Display
      • 5.1.9.4 Show Rule Set Facility
      • 5.1.9.5 Show Environment Facility
      • 5.1.9.6 Close Bot Window
    • 5.1.10 Histogram Window
      • 5.1.10.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.1.10.2 Update Histogram Facility
      • 5.1.10.3 Hits Histogram Tab
      • 5.1.10.4 Pickups Histogram Tab
      • 5.1.10.5 Drops Histogram Tab
      • 5.1.10.6 Close Histogram Window
    • 5.1.11 View Communications Dialogue
      • 5.1.11.1 Incoming Messages
      • 5.1.11.2 Outgoing Messages
      • 5.1.11.3 Close View Communications Dialogue
    • 5.1.12 Context-Sensitive Online Help System
      • 5.1.12.1 Check All Hyper Links
      • 5.1.12.2 Contents Button
      • 5.1.12.3 Index Button
      • 5.1.12.4 Back Button
      • 5.1.12.5 Print Button
      • 5.1.12.6 << Button (Previous Help Topic)
      • 5.1.12.7 >> Button (Next Help Topic)
    • 5.1.13 Client Wish List Item 1
    • 5.1.14 Client Wish List Item 2
    • 5.1.15 Client Wish List Item 3
  • 5.2 TEST RESULTS
    • 5.2.1 Main Dialogue
      • 5.2.1.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.1.2 New Run
      • 5.2.1.3 Open Run
      • 5.2.1.4 Save Run
      • 5.2.1.5 Open Environment Template
      • 5.2.1.6 Edit Environment Templates
      • 5.2.1.7 Edit Run Information Variables
      • 5.2.1.8 Start Run
      • 5.2.1.9 Pause Run
      • 5.2.1.10 Unpause Run
      • 5.2.1.11 Reset Run
      • 5.2.1.12 Show Environment Commands
      • 5.2.1.13 Show Bot Commands
      • 5.2.1.14 View Histogram
      • 5.2.1.15 View Communications
      • 5.2.1.16 Launch Online Help
      • 5.2.1.17 Show About BOTSsim Dialogue
      • 5.2.1.18 Exit BOTSsim
    • 5.2.2 TED Window
      • 5.2.2.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.2.2 New Environment Template
      • 5.2.2.3 Open Environment Template
      • 5.2.2.4 Save Environment Template
      • 5.2.2.5 Change Properties
      • 5.2.2.6 Destroy (Object)
      • 5.2.2.7 Create Wall
      • 5.2.2.8 Create Bin
      • 5.2.2.9 Create DA
      • 5.2.2.10 Create Bot
      • 5.2.2.11 Launch Online Help
      • 5.2.2.12 Show About BOTSsim Dialogue
      • 5.2.2.13 Close TED Window
    • 5.2.3 Change (Bot) Properties Dialogue
      • 5.2.3.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.3.2 When Values Are Accepted
    • 5.2.4 Template Dimensions Dialogue
      • 5.2.4.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.4.2 When Values Are Accepted
    • 5.2.5 Run Information Dialogue
      • 5.2.5.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.5.2 Open Run Information File
      • 5.2.5.3 Save Run Information File
      • 5.2.5.4 Close Run Information Dialogue
    • 5.2.6 View Environment Dialogue
      • 5.2.6.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.6.2 Environment Number Validation
      • 5.2.6.3 Cancel View Environment Dialogue
    • 5.2.7 Environment Window
      • 5.2.7.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.7.2 Animation
      • 5.2.7.3 Close Environment Window
    • 5.2.8 Show Bot By ID Dialogue
      • 5.2.8.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.8.2 Bot ID Validation
      • 5.2.8.3 Cancel Show Bot By ID Dialogue
    • 5.2.9 Bot Window
      • 5.2.9.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.9.2 Bot Statistics Display
      • 5.2.9.3 Bot Sensor Display
      • 5.2.9.4 Show Rule Set Facility
      • 5.2.9.5 Show Environment Facility
      • 5.2.9.6 Close Bot Window
    • 5.2.10 Histogram Window
      • 5.2.10.1 Context-Sensitive Online Help
      • 5.2.10.2 Update Histogram Facility
      • 5.2.10.3 Hits Histogram Tab
      • 5.2.10.4 Pickups Histogram Tab
      • 5.2.10.5 Drops Histogram Tab
      • 5.2.10.6 Close Histogram Window
    • 5.2.11 View Communications Dialogue
      • 5.2.11.1 Incoming Messages
      • 5.2.11.2 Outgoing Messages
      • 5.2.11.3 Close View Communications Dialogue
    • 5.2.12 Context-Sensitive Online Help System
      • 5.2.12.1 Check All Hyper Links
      • 5.2.12.2 Contents Button
      • 5.2.12.3 Index Button
      • 5.2.12.4 Back Button
      • 5.2.12.5 Print Button
      • 5.2.12.6 << Button (Previous Help Topic)
      • 5.2.12.7 >> Button (Next Help Topic)
    • 5.2.13 Client Wish List Item 1
    • 5.2.14 Client Wish List Item 2
    • 5.2.15 Client Wish List Item 3
      • 5.2.15.1 Rule Set before mirroring
      • 5.2.15.2 Rule Set after Mirroring
    • 5.2.16 Test Selection
    • 5.2.17 Test Different Fitness Functions
• 6. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS DURING SPRING
  • 6.1 BRAIN
  • 6.2 ENVIRONMENT
  • 6.3 GUI
• 7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK
  • 7.1 RESTRUCTURE THE TEMPLATE EDITOR (TED) CODE
  • 7.2 RESTRUCTURE THE BRAIN
  • 7.3 OPTIMISE THE ENVIRONMENT COMPONENT
  • 7.4 RE-IMPLEMENT THE GENETIC PROGRAMMING CODE IN DELPHI/C++
  • 7.5 MULTITHREADING
  • 7.6 PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PARALLEL EVALUATION
  • 7.7 BOTSSTAT
  • 7.8 MAKE THE SIMULATION MORE REALISTIC
  • 7.9 MAKE THE SENSORS MORE USEFUL
  • 7.10 IMPROVE THE GUI
  • 7.11 HTML FOR ONLINE HELP
• 8. MINUTES FROM MEETINGS
  • 8.1 SPECIAL GROUP MEETINGS
    • 8.1.1 Special Group Meeting Week 1
      • 8.1.1.1.1 Meeting Times
      • 8.1.1.1.2 To do list
      • 8.1.1.1.3 What should we do after the program is finished?
      • 8.1.1.1.4 Concurrent Version System
      • 8.1.1.1.5 Meeting Tomorrow (Wednesday) 3:00pm KP124
      • 8.1.1.1.6 To do list
    • 8.1.2 Special Group Meeting Week 6
      • 8.1.2.1.1 Source code control
      • 8.1.2.1.2 CVS
      • 8.1.2.1.3 Current Priorities
  • 8.2 GROUP MEETINGS
    • 8.2.1 Group Meeting Week S1
    • 8.2.2 Group Meeting Week S2
      • 8.2.2.1 Component Progress Reports
      • 8.2.2.2 Things to do
    • 8.2.3 Group Meeting Week S3
      • 8.2.3.1 Project Meetings
      • 8.2.3.2 Client Meetings
      • 8.2.3.3 To Do List
      • 8.2.3.4 Report IV
    • 8.2.4 Group Meeting Week S4
      • 8.2.4.1 General Commitment
        • 8.2.4.1.1 Turning up on time
        • 8.2.4.1.2 Staying at meetings
        • 8.2.4.1.3 Being awake
      • 8.2.4.2 Preparing Agendas
      • 8.2.4.3 Gantt Chart
      • 8.2.4.4 Report IV
      • 8.2.4.5 Web Page
      • 8.2.4.6 Ravi's Backup Concerns
      • 8.2.4.7 Steps for making changes
      • 8.2.4.8 To Do List
    • 8.2.5 Group Meeting Week S5
      • 8.2.5.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.2.5.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.2.5.1.2 Open Day
        • 8.2.5.1.3 Leaving SAD machines logged in as yourself and going for a walkabout lasting longer than about 5 mins
        • 8.2.5.1.4 Setting the seed for the random number generator using SetGPVariables
        • 8.2.5.1.5 Report IV
      • 8.2.5.2 Non-Agenda Items
        • 8.2.5.2.1 Teddy bears
        • 8.2.5.2.2 Parser error/okay messages
        • 8.2.5.2.3 Keeping protocol messages in order
      • 8.2.5.3 To Do List
    • 8.2.6 Group Meeting Week S6
      • 8.2.6.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.2.6.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.2.6.1.2 Source code control (CVS)
        • 8.2.6.1.3 Code Review and Internal QA
        • 8.2.6.1.4 Converting standards to HTML
        • 8.2.6.1.5 Report IV
          • 8.2.6.1.5.1 Bug list
          • 8.2.6.1.5.2 Open day report
          • 8.2.6.1.5.3 Gantt Chart
          • 8.2.6.1.5.4 QA of group 9707
          • 8.2.6.1.5.5 Version 1.00
      • 8.2.6.2 Non-Agenda Items
      • 8.2.6.3 To Do List
  • 8.3 GROUP MEETINGS
    • 8.3.1 Group Meeting Week S7
      • 8.3.1.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.3.1.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.3.1.1.2 Source code control (CVS)
        • 8.3.1.1.3 Code Review and Internal QA
        • 8.3.1.1.4 QA of group 9707
      • 8.3.1.2 Non-Agenda Items
        • 8.3.1.2.1 Loading and Saving Runs
        • 8.3.1.2.2 Next Week
        • 8.3.1.2.3 This week's project meeting
      • 8.3.1.3 To Do List
        • 8.3.1.3.1 Bug list
    • 8.3.2 Group Meeting Week S8
      • 8.3.2.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.3.2.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.3.2.1.2 Consequences of Moving to the First Floor
        • 8.3.2.1.3 Future Directions of the BOTS Project
        • 8.3.2.1.4 Review of Module Abstraction
        • 8.3.2.1.5 Source code control (CVS)
        • 8.3.2.1.6 Databases
        • 8.3.2.1.7 Recording Progress and Results of Runs (aka "log files")
        • 8.3.2.1.8 Bug list
      • 8.3.2.2 Non-Agenda Items
        • 8.3.2.2.1 Bot fitness notation
        • 8.3.2.2.2 Saving templates and things
        • 8.3.2.2.3 Special group meeting
      • 8.3.2.3 Discussion Points for This Afternoon's Client Meeting
      • 8.3.2.4 To Do List
    • 8.3.3 Group Meeting Week S9
      • 8.3.3.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.3.3.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.3.3.1.2 Fitness Function
        • 8.3.3.1.3 Future Directions
          • 8.3.3.1.3.1 What Was Decided?
          • 8.3.3.1.3.2 Changing the fitness function at runtime
          • 8.3.3.1.3.3 GUI/Environment Team
          • 8.3.3.1.3.4 Creating a Schedule
        • 8.3.3.1.4 Module Abstraction
        • 8.3.3.1.5 Source code control (CVS)
        • 8.3.3.1.6 Internal QA
        • 8.3.3.1.7 External QA
        • 8.3.3.1.8 Presentations
        • 8.3.3.1.9 Cooling it Over Spring Break
        • 8.3.3.1.10 Bug list
      • 8.3.3.2 Non-Agenda Items
      • 8.3.3.3 Discussion Points for This Afternoon's Client Meeting
      • 8.3.3.4 To Do List
    • 8.3.4 Group Meeting Week S10
      • 8.3.4.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.3.4.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.3.4.1.2 Where The BOTS Project Stands
        • 8.3.4.1.3 Quality Assurance
        • 8.3.4.1.4 The BOTS Minor Presentation - Wednesday Night
        • 8.3.4.1.5 Report V
        • 8.3.4.1.6 Project Schedule
        • 8.3.4.1.7 Demo for George Today
        • 8.3.4.1.8 CVS or Bust
        • 8.3.4.1.9 The Statistics Component
        • 8.3.4.1.10 Internal QA
        • 8.3.4.1.11 Module Abstraction
        • 8.3.4.1.12 External QA
        • 8.3.4.1.13 Presentations
        • 8.3.4.1.14 Bug list
      • 8.3.4.2 Non-Agenda Items
      • 8.3.4.3 Discussion Points for This Afternoon's Client Meeting
      • 8.3.4.4 To Do List
    • 8.3.5 Group Meeting Week S11
      • 8.3.5.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.3.5.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.3.5.1.2 Report V
        • 8.3.5.1.3 Gantt Chart
        • 8.3.5.1.4 Internal QA
        • 8.3.5.1.5 QA on SAD9707
        • 8.3.5.1.6 Blocking I/O
        • 8.3.5.1.7 BOTSSTAT
          • 8.3.5.1.7.1 Advantages
          • 8.3.5.1.7.2 Issues
        • 8.3.5.1.8 Presentation
          • 8.3.5.1.8.1 When is it?
          • 8.3.5.1.8.2 How long is it?
          • 8.3.5.1.8.3 Who can be there?
          • 8.3.5.1.8.4 Outline
        • 8.3.5.1.9 Final Presentation
        • 8.3.5.1.10 Bug list
      • 8.3.5.2 Non-Agenda Items
      • 8.3.5.3 Discussion Points for This Afternoon's Client Meeting
      • 8.3.5.4 To Do List
    • 8.3.6 Group Meeting Week S12
      • 8.3.6.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.3.6.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.3.6.1.2 Internal QA
        • 8.3.6.1.3 QA on SAD9707
        • 8.3.6.1.4 BOTSSTAT
        • 8.3.6.1.5 Presentation
        • 8.3.6.1.6 Final Presentation
        • 8.3.6.1.7 Bug list
      • 8.3.6.2 Non-Agenda Items
      • 8.3.6.3 To Do List
    • 8.3.7 Group Meeting Week S13
      • 8.3.7.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.3.7.1.1 Review of previous week's to do list
        • 8.3.7.1.2 QA on SAD9707
        • 8.3.7.1.3 Report VI
          • 8.3.7.1.3.1 Mirror messages
          • 8.3.7.1.3.2 File formats (eg: SEx)
          • 8.3.7.1.3.3 Gantt Chart
          • 8.3.7.1.3.4 Client Meeting Minutes
        • 8.3.7.1.4 Implementation of Files
        • 8.3.7.1.5 This Week's Presentation
        • 8.3.7.1.6 Bug list
      • 8.3.7.2 Non-Agenda Items
      • 8.3.7.3 To Do List
  • 8.4 CLIENT MEETINGS
    • 8.4.1 Client Meeting Week S2
    • 8.4.2 Client Meeting Week S3
    • 8.4.3 Client Meeting Week S4
    • 8.4.4 Client Meetings Week S5 to S8
    • 8.4.5 Client Meeting Week S9
      • 8.4.5.1 Discussion Points for This Afternoon's Client Meeting
        • 8.4.5.1.1 Fitness function
        • 8.4.5.1.2 Is it okay if we deliver just (a really good version of) what we promised last semester?
        • 8.4.5.1.3 Does George want a Report V? If so, by when?
        • 8.4.5.1.4 We need updates of the following utilities to implement CVS:
      • 8.4.5.2 Non-Agenda Items for This Afternoon's Client Meeting
    • 8.4.6 Client Meeting Week S10
      • 8.4.6.1 Discussion Points for This Afternoon's Client Meeting
        • 8.4.6.1.1 Current issues:
        • 8.4.6.1.2 Brief Team Progress Reports.
    • 8.4.7 Client Meeting Week S11
      • 8.4.7.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.4.7.1.1 QA on SAD9707
        • 8.4.7.1.2 Report IV:
        • 8.4.7.1.3 Demonstration
      • 8.4.7.2 Non-Agenda Items
        • 8.4.7.2.1 Change in User Wish List
    • 8.4.8 Client Meeting Week S12
      • 8.4.8.1 Agenda Items
        • 8.4.8.1.1 Demonstration:
        • 8.4.8.1.2 Report V:
        • 8.4.8.1.3 More Printer Credits Required
• 9. GLOSSARY