Repast VS cougaar

[Todd Wright]

kylin wrote:
> Sir  ：
> 
>      I am a newcomer in Rcougaar (http://cougaar.org/)by BBN Tech ,and
> have heard of repast and soar both as the multi-agent simulation
> platform ,I am confuse about the functions
> provided by the two,both announce as agent modeling and simulation
> enviorenment ,what are the difference between them in function
> useermodel ,archirtechture and the defination to agent?

I've never used Repast or Soar, but I just took a quick look at their 
websites.  Repast appears to be a single-JVM discrete event simulator 
with a focus on Swarm-like 2-D models (e.g. ant simulations).  Soar 
appears to be a single-JVM Artificial Intelligence framework with a 
focus on learning applications.

Cougaar is designed to support distributed applications with 
peer-to-peer agent interactions.  There's no built-in Cougaar event 
simulator or global clock.  Agents are composed of "plugin" software. 
Artificial Intelligence applications can be built on top of Cougaar, 
e.g. to optimize transportation schedules:
   http://vishnu.bbn.com/
For an overview of Cougaar, please see:
   http://cougaar.org/docman/view.php/17/196/CougaarOverview.ppt

> 
> Do I have to install tomcat before use the web UI?
> 

No, Tomcat is included with Cougaar.

Todd