/// <summary>
/// Construct the view with an appropriately configured world and a genome decoder for decoding genomes as they are passed into RefreshView().
/// </summary>
public PreyCaptureView(IGenomeDecoder<NeatGenome,IBlackBox> genomeDecoder, PreyCaptureWorld world)
{
try
{
InitializeComponent();
_genomeDecoder = genomeDecoder;
_world = world;
// Create a bitmap for the picturebox.
int width = Width;
int height = Height;
_image = new Bitmap(width, height, ViewportPixelFormat);
pbx.Image = _image;
// Create background thread for running simulation alongside NEAT algorithm.
_simThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(SimulationThread));
_simThread.IsBackground = true;
_simThread.Start();
}
finally
{
_initializing = false;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Construct the view with an appropriately configured world and a genome decoder for decoding genomes as they are passed into RefreshView().
/// </summary>
public PreyCaptureView(IGenomeDecoder <NeatGenome, IBlackBox> genomeDecoder, PreyCaptureWorld world)
{
try
{
InitializeComponent();
_genomeDecoder = genomeDecoder;
_world = world;
// Create a bitmap for the picturebox.
int width = Width;
int height = Height;
_image = new Bitmap(width, height, ViewportPixelFormat);
pbx.Image = _image;
// Create background thread for running simulation alongside NEAT algorithm.
_simThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(SimulationThread));
_simThread.IsBackground = true;
_simThread.Start();
}
finally
{
_initializing = false;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Evaluate the provided IBlackBox against the XOR problem domain and return its fitness score.
/// </summary>
public FitnessInfo Evaluate(IBlackBox box)
{
// Create grid based world.
PreyCaptureWorld world = new PreyCaptureWorld(_gridSize, _preyInitMoves, _preySpeed, _sensorRange, _maxTimesteps);
// Perform multiple independent trials.
int fitness = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < _trialsPerEvaluation; i++)
{
// Run trial and count how many trials end with the agent catching the prey.
if (world.RunTrial(box))
{
fitness++;
}
}
// Track number of evaulations and test stop condition.
_evalCount++;
if (fitness == _trialsPerEvaluation)
{
_stopConditionSatisfied = true;
}
// return fitness score.
return(new FitnessInfo(fitness, fitness));
}