create_agents.m

function [agent]=create_agents(nr,nf,nh)

 %creates the objects representing each agent
 
%agent - cell array containing list of objects representing agents
%nr - number of rabbits
%nf - number of foxes

%global parameters
%ENV_DATA - data structure representing the environment (initialised in
%create_environment.m)
%MESSAGES is a data structure containing information that agents need to
%broadcast to each other
%PARAM - structure containing values of all parameters governing agent
%behaviour for the current simulation
 
 global ENV_DATA MESSAGES PARAM 
  
bm_size=ENV_DATA.bm_size;
rloc=(bm_size-1)*rand(nr,2)+1;      %generate random initial positions for rabbits
floc=(bm_size-1)*rand(nf,2)+1;      %generate random initial positions for foxes
hloc=(bm_size-1)*rand(nh,2)+1;      %generate random initial positions for foxes

MESSAGES.pos=[rloc;floc;hloc];

%generate all hare agents and record their positions in ENV_MAT_R
for r=1:nr
    pos=rloc(r,:);
    %create hare agents with random ages between 0 and 10 weeks and random
    %food levels 20-40
    age=ceil(rand*10);
    food=ceil(rand*20)+20;
    lbreed=round(rand*PARAM.R_BRDFQ);
    agent{r}=hare(age,food,pos,PARAM.R_SPD,lbreed);
end

%generate all fox agents and record their positions in ENV_MAT_F
for f=nr+1:nr+nf
    pos=floc(f-nr,:);
    %create fox agents with random ages between 0 and 10 days and random
    %food levels 20-40
    age=ceil(rand*10);
    food=ceil(rand*20)+50;
    lbreed=round(rand*PARAM.F_BRDFQ);
    agent{f}=lynx(age,food,pos,PARAM.F_SPD,lbreed);
end
    
    % create human 
for h=nr+nf+1:nr+nf+nh
    pos=hloc(h-nr-nf,:);
    food=ceil(rand*10);
    % setting the killEfficiency of a human to be between 1 and maximum
    % kill efficiency parameter 
    killEfficiency = ceil(rand*PARAM.H_KILLEFFICIENCY)+1;
    % setting the satisfied parameter between 0 and maximum satisfied    
    agent{h}=human(food,pos,PARAM.H_SPD,killEfficiency);
end