Context-Aware Services Using MANETs for Long-Distance Vehicular Systems: A Cognitive Agent-Based Model

Table 2

Entities, state variables, and scales defined in the system.

Entities	States	Definitions
Global factors	Trucks/vehicle agents	N (input)
	Checkpoints	Fixed (14)
	Vans/rest areas per checkpoint	Fixed (1 for each type)
	Breakdowns in vehicles	Variable
	Congestion probability	Variable
Patches	Patch type/colour	Weather/congestion/road
	Width	401 units
	Height	41 units (4–5 lanes)
Trucks	Type	Shape (load, speed)
	Location	X-Cor. Y-Cor.
	Max-speed	0.8 units
	Min-speed	0.001 units (0 units)
	Load	Heavy, medium, light
	Travel time	T units
	Current checkpoint	0-N (checkpoints)
	Rest time	T units
	Time in breakdown/stoppages	T units
Med. van pol. Vans mob. workshop checkpoints	Location	X-Cor. Y-Cor.
	Max-speed	0.8 units
	Min-speed	0.001 units (0 units)
	Status	Y/N
	Checkpoint	Y/N (radius)
	Cases handled	1−N
	Congestion time	T units