Version:	0.9-3
Title:	Simulation of Ecological (and Other) Dynamic Systems
Depends:	R (≥ 3.2), deSolve, methods
Imports:	graphics, grDevices, stats, utils, minqa
Suggests:	tcltk, FME, lattice
LazyLoad:	yes
Maintainer:	Thomas Petzoldt <thomas.petzoldt@tu-dresden.de>
Description:	An object oriented framework to simulate ecological (and other) dynamic systems. It can be used for differential equations, individual-based (or agent-based) and other models as well. It supports structuring of simulation scenarios (to avoid copy and paste) and aims to improve readability and re-usability of code.
License:	GPL-2 | GPL-3 [expanded from: GPL (≥ 2)]
URL:	https://github.com/tpetzoldt/simecol/
NeedsCompilation:	yes
Packaged:	2025-06-24 10:26:41 UTC; thpe
Author:	Thomas Petzoldt [aut, cre]
Repository:	CRAN
Date/Publication:	2025-06-24 11:40:02 UTC

Simulation of Ecological (and Other) Dynamic Systems

Description

An object oriented framework to simulate ecological (and other) dynamic systems. It can be used for differential equations, individual-based (or agent-based) and other models as well. It supports structuring of simulation scenarios (to avoid copy and paste) and aims to improve readability and re-usability of code.

Details

The DESCRIPTION file:

The simecol package is intended to give users (scientists and students) an interactive environment to implement, distribute, simulate and document ecological and other dynamic models without the need to write long simulation programs. An object oriented framework using the S4 class system provides a consistent but still flexible approach to implement simulation models of different types:

• differential equation (ODE, PDE) models (class odeModel),

• grid-oriented individual-based models (class gridModel), and

• particle diffusion-type models (class rwalkModel),

• individual-based models (class indbasedModel),

• other model types by deriving a user specified subclass from simObj.

Each simulation model is implemented as S4 object (superclass simObj) with the following slots:

• main = function(time, init, parms, ...): a function holding the main equations of the model,

• equations: an optional non-nested list holding arbitrary sub-equations (sub-models) of the model. Sub-equations can be interdependent and can be called directly from within main or initfunc.

• parms: a list (or vector for some classes) with constant model parameters,

• times: vector of time steps or vector with three named values from, to, by specifying the simulation time steps. The from-to-by form can be edited with editParms.

• init: initial state (start values) of the simulation. This is typically a named vector (state variables in odeModels) or matrix (e.g. initial grid of gridModels).

• inputs: time dependend or spatially resolved external inputs can be specified as data frame or matrix (more efficient). Performance optimized versions of approx (see approxTime) are available.

• solver: a function or a character string specifying the numerical algorithm used, e.g. "lsoda", "rk4" or "euler" from package deSolve). In contrast to "euler" that can be used for difference equations (i.e. main returns derivatives), "iterator" is intended for models where main returns the new state (i.e for individual-based models). It is also possible to reference own algorithms (solvers) that are defined in the user workspace or to assign solver functions directly.

• observer: optional slot which determines the data stored during the simulation. A user-provided observer function can also be used to write logging information to the screen or to the hard-disk, to perform run-time visualisation, or statistical analysis during the simulation.

  The observer-mechanism works only with iteration solvers. It is not available for odeModels.

• out: this slot holds the simulation results after a simulation run as data frame (if the return value of main is a vector) or as list (otherwise). The type of data stored in out can be manipulated by providing a user-definded observer function.

• initfunc: this slot can hold an optional function which is called automatically when a new object is created by new or when it is re-initialized by initialize or sim.

simObj model objects should be defined and created using the common S4 mechanisms (new).

Normally, a simObj object can contain all data needed to run simulations simply by entering the model object via source() or data() and then to run and plot the model with plot(sim(obj)).

Accessor functions (with names identical to the slot names) are provided to get or set model parameters, time steps, initial values, inputs, the solver, the main and sub-equations, an observer or an initfunc and to extract the model outputs. It is also possible to modify the components of the simecol objects directly, e.g. the model equations of a model lv with lv@main, but this is normally not recommended as there is no guarantee that this will work in a compatible way in future versions.

Models of different type are provided as data and some more in source code (see directory examples).

The examples can be used as a starting point to write own simObj objects and to distribute them to whomever you wish.

The package is supplemented with several utility functions (e.g. seedfill or neighbours), which can be used independently from simObj objects.

Author(s)

Thomas Petzoldt [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4951-6468>)

References

Petzoldt, T. and K. Rinke (2007) simecol: An Object-Oriented Framework for Ecological Modeling in R. Journal of Statistical Software, 22(9). doi:10.18637/jss.v022.i09

See Also

CA, chemostat, conway, diffusion, lv, lv3, upca.

Examples

## (1) Quick Start Examples ====================================================

data(lv)        # load basic Lotka-Volterra model

## Not run: 
require("tcltk")
lv <- editParms(lv)

## End(Not run)
parms(lv)
main(lv)
lv <- sim(lv)
plot(lv)
results <- out(lv)

## Not run: 
data(conway)    # Conway's game of life
init(conway) <- matrix(0, 10, 10)
times(conway) <-  1:100
conway <- editInit(conway) # enter some "1"
sim(conway, animate=TRUE, delay=100)

## End(Not run)

## (2) Define and run your own  simecol model ==========================

lv <- new("odeModel",
  main = function (time, init, parms) {
    with(as.list(c(init, parms)), {
      dn1 <-   k1 * N1 - k2 * N1 * N2
      dn2 <- - k3 * N2 + k2 * N1 * N2
      list(c(dn1, dn2))
    })
  },
  parms  = c(k1 = 0.2, k2 = 0.2, k3 = 0.2),
  times  = c(from = 0, to = 100, by = 0.5),
  init   = c(N1 = 0.5, N2 = 1),
  solver = "lsoda"
)

lv <- sim(lv)
plot(lv)

## (3) The same in matrix notation; this allows generalization      ====
##     to multi-species interaction models with > 2 species.        ====

LVPP <- new("odeModel",
  main = function(t, n, parms) {
    with(parms, {
      dn <- r * n  + n * (A %*% n)
      list(c(dn))
    })
  },
  parms = list(
    # growth/death rates
    r = c(k1 = 0.2, k3 = -0.2),
    # interaction matrix
    A = matrix(c(0.0, -0.2,
                 0.2,  0.0),
                 nrow = 2, ncol = 2, byrow=TRUE)
  ),
  times  = c(from = 0, to = 100, by = 0.5),
  init   = c(N1 = 0.5, N2 = 1),
  solver = "lsoda"
)

plot(sim(LVPP))

Stochastic Cellular Automaton

Description

simecol example: This model simulates a stochastic cellular automaton.

Usage

data(conway)

Format

An S4 object according to the gridModel specification. The object contains the following slots:

main

functions with the state transition rules of Coway's Game of Life.

parms

a list with two vector elements:

pbirth

probability of birth,

pdeath

death probability, dependend on neighbors.

times

number of time steps to be simulated.

init

a matrix, giving the initial state of the cellular grid (default: rectangle in the middle of the grid).

Details

To see all details, please have a look into the implementation below.

See Also

sim, parms, init, times.

Examples

##============================================
## Basic Usage:
##   work with the example
##============================================
data(CA)
times(CA)["to"] <- 10
plot(sim(CA))

set.seed(345)
times(CA)["to"] <- 50
CA <- sim(CA)

library(lattice)
tcol <- (terrain.colors(13))[-13]
x <- out(CA, last=TRUE)
x <- ifelse(x == 0, NA, x)
levelplot(x,
  cuts = 11,
  col.regions = tcol,
  colorkey = list(at = seq(0, 55, 5))
)

##============================================
## Implementation:
##   The code of the CA model
##============================================
CA <- new("gridModel",
  main = function(time, init, parms) {
    z     <- init
    nb    <- eightneighbors(z)
    pgen  <- 1 - (1 - parms$pbirth)^nb
    zgen  <- ifelse(z == 0 &
               runif(z) < pgen, 1, 0)
    zsurv <- ifelse(z >= 1 &
               runif(z) < (1 - parms$pdeath),
               z + 1, 0)
    zgen + zsurv
  },
  parms = list(pbirth = 0.02, pdeath = 0.01),
  times = c(from = 1, to = 50, by = 1),
  init = matrix(0, nrow = 40, ncol = 40),
  solver = "iteration"
)
init(CA)[18:22,18:22] <- 1
##============================================

Add Functions from a Non-nested List of Named Functions to a Common Environment

Description

Create and set an environment where elements (e.g. functions) within a non-nested named list of functions see each other. This function is normally used within other functions.

Usage

addtoenv(L, p = parent.frame())

Arguments

Details

This function is used by the ‘solver functions’ of simecol.

Value

The list of functions within a common environment.

Note

This is a very special function that uses environment manipulations. Its main purpose is to ‘open’ the access to interdependend functions within a common list structure (function list).

See Also

attach, environment

Examples

eq <- list(f1 = function(x, y)    x + y,
           f2 = function(a, x, y) a * f1(x, y)
          )

fx <- function(eq) {
  eq <- addtoenv(eq)
  print(ls())
  print(environment(eq$f1))
  f1(3,4) + f2(1,2,3)
}

fx(eq)
## eq$f2(2,3,4)       # should give an error outside fx
environment(eq$f2)    # should return R_GlobalEnv again

Linear Interpolation with Complete Matrices or Data Frames

Description

Return a data frame, matrix or vector which linearly interpolates data from a given matrix or data frame.

Usage

approxTime(x, xout, ...)
approxTime1(x, xout, rule = 1)

Arguments

Details

The functions can be used for linear interpolation with a complete matrix or data frame. This can be used for example in the main function of an odeModel to get input values at a specified time xout. The version approxTime1 is less flexible (only one single value for xout and only linear interpolation) but has increased performance. Both functions are faster if x is a matrix instead of a data frame.

Value

approxTime returns a matrix resp. data frame of the same structure as x containing data which interpolate the given data with respect to xout. approxTime1 is a performance optimized special version with less options than the original approx function. It returns an interpolated vector.

See Also

approxfun

Examples

inputs <- data.frame(time = 1:10, y1 = rnorm(10), y2 = rnorm(10, mean = 50))
input  <- approxTime(inputs, c(2.5, 3), rule = 2)

Coerce simObj Objects to Lists and Vice-Versa

Description

These functions can be used to coerce (i.e. convert) simecol model objects (simObj objects) to ordinary lists.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'list'
as.simObj(x, ...)
## S4 method for signature 'simObj'
as.list(x, ...)
## alternative usage:
# as(x, "list")
# as(x, "simObj")

Arguments

Details

Function as.list converts a simObj model to an ordinary list with an additional element 'class' storing the class name of the original object.

Function as.simObj converts in the opposite direction where the type of the object to be created is determined by a class name stored in the list element 'class'. If it is missing or contains a non-existing class name, an error message is printed. Additional list elements which are not slot names of the corresponding S4 object are omitted.

See Also

odeModel, new, as, as.list, simecol-package

Examples

data(lv3)
llv3 <- as(lv3, "list")
olv3 <- as(llv3, "simObj")

llv3 <- as.list(lv3)
olv3 <- as.simObj(llv3)

dput(as.list(lv3), control="useSource")
## Not run: 
## save human readable object representation
dput(as.list(lv3), file="lv3.R", control=c("all"))
## read it back and test it
l_lv3 <- dget("lv3.R")
o_lv3 <- as.simObj(l_lv3)
plot(sim(o_lv3))

## End(Not run)

Chemostat Model

Description

simecol example: Model of continuos culture of microorganisms (chemostat).

Usage

data(chemostat)

Format

An S4 object according to the odeModel specification. The object contains the following slots:

main

the differential equations for substrate (S) and cells (X).

parms

a vector with the named parameters of the model:

vm

maximum growth rate of the cells,

km

half saturation constant,

Y

yield coefficient (conversion factor of substrate into cells).

D

dilution rate,

S0

substrate concentration in the inflow.

times

simulation time and integration interval.

init

vector with start values for substrate (S) and cells (X).

To see all details, please have a look into the implementation below.

See Also

simecol-package, sim, parms, init, times.

Examples

##============================================
## Basic Usage:
##   work with the example
##============================================
data(chemostat)
plot(sim(chemostat))

parms(chemostat)["D"] <- 0.9 
plot(sim(chemostat))



##============================================
## Implementation:
##   The code of the chemostat model
##============================================
chemostat <- new("odeModel",
  main = function(time, init, parms, inputs = NULL) {
    with(as.list(c(init, parms)), {
      mu  <- vm * S/(km + S)              # Monod equation
      dx1 <- mu * X - D * X               # cells, e.g. algae
      dx2 <-  D *(S0 - S) - 1/Y * mu * X  # substrate, e.g. phosphorus
      list(c(dx1, dx2))
    })
  },
  parms = c(
    vm = 1.0,           # max growth rate, 1/d
    km = 2.0,           # half saturation constant, mumol / L
    Y  = 100,           # cells /mumol Substrate
    D  = 0.5,           # dilution rate, 1/d
    S0 = 10             # substrate in inflow, mumol / L
  ),
  times = c(from=0, to=40, by=.5),
  init  = c(X=10, S=10), # cells / L; Substrate umol / L
  solver = "lsoda"
)

The Classical Coway's Game of Life

Description

simecol example: This model simulates a deterministic cellular automaton.

Usage

data(conway)

Format

An S4 object according to the gridModel specification. The object contains the following slots:

main

functions with the state transition rules.

parms

A list with two vector elements:

srv

number of neighbours, necessary to survive,

gen

number of neighbours, necessary to generate a new cell.

times

number of time steps to be simulated,

init

matrix with the initial state of the cellular grid (default: random).

Details

To see all details, please have a look into the implementation below.

References

Gardner, Martin (1970) The Fantastic Combinations of John Conway's New Solitaire Game 'Life.' Scientific American, October 1970.

See Also

sim, parms, init, times.

Examples

##============================================
## Basic Usage:
##   explore the example
##============================================
data(conway)
plot(sim(conway))

## more interesting start conditions
m <- matrix(0, 40, 40)
m[5:35, 19:21] <- 1
init(conway) <- m
plot(sim(conway), col=c("white", "green"), axes = FALSE)

## change survival rules
parms(conway) <- list(srv = c(3,4), gen = c(3, 4))
plot(sim(conway), col = c("white", "green"), axes = FALSE)
## Not run: 
require("tcltk")
init(conway) <- matrix(0, 10, 10)
conway <- editInit(conway) # enter some "1"
sim(conway, animate = TRUE, delay = 100)

##============================================
## Implementation:
##   The code of Conways Game of Life
##============================================
conway <- new("gridModel",
  main = function(time, init, parms) {
    x      <- init
    nb     <- eightneighbours(x)
    surviv <- (x >  0 & (nb %in% parms$srv))
    gener  <- (x == 0 & (nb %in% parms$gen))
    x      <- (surviv + gener) > 0
    return(x)
  },
  parms  = list(srv = c(2, 3), gen = 3),
  times  = 1:17,
  init   = matrix(round(runif(1000)), ncol = 40),
  solver = "iteration"
)

## End(Not run)

A Random Walk Particle Diffusion Model

Description

simecol example: This is a random walk (basic particle diffusion) model.

Usage

data(diffusion)

Format

An S4 object according to the rwalkModel specification. The object contains the following slots:

main

A function with the movement rules for the particles.

parms

A list with the following components:

ninds

number of simulated particles,

speed

speed of the particles,

area

vector with 4 elements giving the coordinates (left, bottom, right, top) of the coordinate system.

times

Simulation time (discrete time steps, by-argument ignored).

init

Data frame holding the start properties (Cartesian coordinates x and y and movement angle a) of the particles.

Details

To see all details, please have a look into the implementation.

See Also

sim, parms, init, times.

Examples

##============================================
## Basic Usage:
##   explore the example
##============================================
## Not run: 
data(diffusion)
## (1) minimal example
plot(sim(diffusion))
## show "grid of environmental conditions"
image(inputs(diffusion))

## (2) scenario
##     with homogeneous environment (no "refuge" in the middle)
no_refuge <- diffusion # Cloning of the whole model object
inputs(no_refuge) <- matrix(1, 100, 100)
plot(sim(no_refuge))
  
##============================================
## Advanced Usage:
##   Assign a function to the observer-slot.
##============================================
observer(diffusion) <- function(state, ...) {
  ## numerical output to the screen
  cat("mean x=", mean(state$x),
      ", mean y=", mean(state$y),
      ", sd   x=", sd(state$x),
      ", sd   y=", sd(state$y), "\n")
  ## animation
  par(mfrow=c(2,2))
  plot(state$x, state$y, xlab="x", ylab="y", pch=16, col="red", xlim=c(0, 100))
  hist(state$y)
  hist(state$x)
  ## default case: return the state --> iteration stores it in "out"
  state
}

sim(diffusion)

## remove the observer and restore original behavior
observer(diffusion) <- NULL
diffusion <- sim(diffusion)

## End(Not run)

##============================================
## Implementation:
##   The code of the diffusion model.
##   Note the use of the "initfunc"-slot.
##============================================
diffusion <- rwalkModel(
  main = function(time, init, parms, inputs = NULL) {
    speed   <- parms$speed
    xleft   <- parms$area[1]
    xright  <- parms$area[2]
    ybottom <- parms$area[3]
    ytop    <- parms$area[4]

    x <- init$x  # x coordinate
    y <- init$y  # y coordinate
    a <- init$a  # angle (in radians)
    n <- length(a)

    ## Rule 1: respect environment (grid as given in "inputs")
    ## 1a) identify location on "environmental 2D grid" for each individual
    i.j <- array(c(pmax(1, ceiling(x)), pmax(1, ceiling(y))), dim=c(n, 2))

    ## 1b) speed dependend on "environmental conditions"
    speed <- speed * inputs[i.j]

    ## Rule 2: Random Walk
    a  <- (a + 2 * pi / runif(a)) 
    dx <- speed * cos(a)
    dy <- speed * sin(a)
    x  <- x + dx
    y  <- y + dy

    ## Rule 3: Wrap Around
    x <- ifelse(x > xright, xleft, x)
    y <- ifelse(y > ytop, ybottom, y)
    x <- ifelse(x < xleft, xright, x)
    y <- ifelse(y < ybottom, ytop, y)
    data.frame(x=x, y=y, a=a)
  },
  times  = c(from=0, to=100, by=1),
  parms  = list(ninds=50, speed = 1, area = c(0, 100, 0, 100)),
  solver = "iteration",
  initfunc = function(obj) {
    ninds   <- obj@parms$ninds
    xleft   <- obj@parms$area[1]
    xright  <- obj@parms$area[2]
    ybottom <- obj@parms$area[3]
    ytop    <- obj@parms$area[4]
    obj@init <- data.frame(x = runif(ninds) * (xright - xleft) + xleft,
                           y = runif(ninds) * (ytop - ybottom) + ybottom,
                           a = runif(ninds) * 2 * pi)
    inp <- matrix(1, nrow=100, ncol=100)
    inp[, 45:55] <- 0.2
    inputs(obj) <- inp
    obj
  }
)

Edit ‘parms’, ‘init’ or ‘times’ Slot of ‘simecol’ Objects

Description

The functions invoke an editor dialog for parameters, initial values or time steps of simObj objects and then assign the new (edited) version of x in the user's workspace. A Tcl/Tk version or spreadsheet editor is displayed if possible, depending on the structure of the respective slot.

Usage

  editParms(x)
  editTimes(x)
  editInit(x)

Arguments

See Also

sEdit, simObj, parms, times, init, edit

Examples

## Not run: 
require("tcltk")
data(lv)        # load basic Lotka-Volterra model
lv <- editParms(lv)
plot(sim(lv))

data(conway)    # Conway's game of life
init(conway) <- matrix(0, 10, 10)
conway <- editInit(conway) # enter some "1"
sim(conway, animate = TRUE, delay = 100)

## End(Not run)

Count Number of Neighbours in a Rectangular Cellular Grid.

Description

This function returns the sum of the eight neibours of a cell within a matrix. It can be used to simulate simple cellular automata, e.g. Conway's Game of Life.

Usage

  eightneighbours(x)
  eightneighbors(x)

Arguments

Value

A matrix with the same structure as x, but with the sum of the neighbouring cells of each cell.

See Also

seedfill, neighbours, conway

Examples

n <- 80; m <- 80
x <- matrix(rep(0, m*n), nrow = n)
x[round(runif(1500, 1, m*n))] <- 1
## uncomment this for another figure
#x[40, 20:60] <- 1

image(x, col=c("wheat", "grey", "red"))
x2 <- x
for (i in 2:10){
  nb <- eightneighbours(x)

  ## survive with 2 or 3 neighbours
  xsurv <- ifelse(x > 0 & (nb == 2 | nb ==3), 1, 0)

  ## generate for empty cells with 3 neigbours
  xgen <- ifelse(x == 0 & nb == 3, 1, 0)

  x  <- ((xgen + xsurv)>0)
  x2 <- ifelse(x2>1, 1, x2)
  x2 <- ifelse(x>0, 2, x2)

  image(x2, col=c("wheat", "grey", "red"), add=TRUE)
}

Parameter Fitting for odeModel Objects

Description

Fit parameters of odeModel objects to measured data.

Usage

fitOdeModel(simObj, whichpar = names(parms(simObj)), obstime, yobs, 
  sd.yobs = as.numeric(lapply(yobs, sd)), initialize = TRUE, 
  weights = NULL, debuglevel = 0, fn = ssqOdeModel, 
  method = c("Nelder-Mead", "BFGS", "CG", "L-BFGS-B", "SANN", "PORT",
   "newuoa", "bobyqa"),
  lower = -Inf, upper = Inf, scale.par = 1,
  control = list(), ...)

Arguments

Details

This function works currently only with odeModel objects where parms is a vector, not a list.

Note also that the control parameters of the PORT algorithm are different from the control parameters of the other optimizers.

Value

A list with the optimized parameters and other information, see optim resp. nlminb for details.

References

Gay, D. M. (1990) Usage Summary for Selected Optimization Routines. Computing Science Technical Report No. 153. AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.

Powell, M. J. D. (2009). The BOBYQA algorithm for bound constrained optimization without derivatives. Report No. DAMTP 2009/NA06, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK.

See Also

ssqOdeModel, optim, nlminb, bobyqa

Note also that package FME function modFit has even more flexible means to fit model parameters.

Examples are given in the package vignettes.

Examples

## ======== load example model =========
data(chemostat)

#source("chemostat.R")

## derive scenarios
cs1 <- cs2 <- chemostat

## generate some noisy data
parms(cs1)[c("vm", "km")] <- c(2, 10)
times(cs1) <- c(from=0, to=20, by=2)
yobs <- out(sim(cs1))
obstime <- yobs$time
yobs$time <- NULL
yobs$S <- yobs$S + rnorm(yobs$S, sd= 0.1 * sd(yobs$S))*2
yobs$X <- yobs$X + rnorm(yobs$X, sd= 0.1 * sd(yobs$X))

## ======== optimize it! =========

## time steps for simulation, either small for rk4 fixed step
# times(cs2)["by"] <- 0.1
# solver(cs2) <- "rk4"

## or, faster: use lsoda and and return only required steps that are in the data
times(cs2) <- obstime
solver(cs2) <- "lsoda"

## Nelder-Mead (default)
whichpar  <- c("vm", "km")

res <- fitOdeModel(cs2, whichpar=whichpar, obstime, yobs,
  debuglevel=0,
  control=list(trace=TRUE))

coef(res)

## assign fitted parameters to the model, i.e. as start values for next step
parms(cs2)[whichpar] <- coef(res)

## alternatively, L-BFGS-B (allows lower and upper bounds for parameters)
res <- fitOdeModel(cs2, whichpar=c("vm", "km"), obstime, yobs,
  debuglevel=0, fn = ssqOdeModel,
  method = "L-BFGS-B", lower = 0,
  control=list(trace=TRUE),
  atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4)

coef(res)

## alternative 2, transform parameters to constrain unconstrained method
## Note: lower and upper are *named* vectors
res <- fitOdeModel(cs2, whichpar=c("vm", "km"), obstime, yobs,
  debuglevel=0, fn = ssqOdeModel,
  method = "BFGS", lower = c(vm=0, km=0), upper=c(vm=4, km=20),
  control=list(trace=TRUE),
  atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4)

coef(res)


## alternative 3a, use PORT algorithm
parms(cs2)[whichpar] <- c(vm=1, km=2)

lower <- c(vm=0, km=0)
upper <- c(vm=4, km=20)

res <- fitOdeModel(cs2, whichpar=c("vm", "km"), obstime, yobs,
  debuglevel=0, fn = ssqOdeModel,
  method = "PORT", lower = lower, upper = upper,
  control=list(trace=TRUE),
  atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4)

coef(res)

## alternative 3b, PORT algorithm with manual parameter scaling
res <- fitOdeModel(cs2, whichpar=c("vm", "km"), obstime, yobs,
  debuglevel=0, fn = ssqOdeModel,
  method = "PORT", lower = lower, upper = upper, scale.par = 1/upper,
  control=list(trace=TRUE),
  atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4)

coef(res)

## set model parameters to  fitted values and simulate again
parms(cs2)[whichpar] <- coef(res)
times(cs2) <- c(from=0, to=20, by=1)
ysim <- out(sim(cs2))

## plot results
par(mfrow=c(2,1))
plot(obstime, yobs$X, ylim = range(yobs$X, ysim$X))
lines(ysim$time, ysim$X, col="red")
plot(obstime, yobs$S, ylim= range(yobs$S, ysim$S))
lines(ysim$time, ysim$S, col="red")

Create Regular Sequence from 'from-to-by' Vector

Description

This function creates a sequence from named vectors with the names from, to and by.

Usage

fromtoby(times)

Arguments

Details

Named vectors with from, to and by can be used in simecol to specify time steps.

Value

The appropriate vector with a sequence, generated by seq.

See Also

seq

Examples

times <- c(from=1, to=5, by=0.1)
fromtoby(times)

Methods for Function ‘initialize’ in Package ‘simecol’

Description

This function is used to initialize objects derived from the simObj superclass, it is by default automatically called during object creation and by sim.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'simObj'
initialize(.Object, ...)

Arguments

Methods

.Object = "ANY"

Generic function: see new.

.Object = "simObj"

The initialize function is normally called implicitly by new to create new objects. It may also be called explicitly to return a cloned and re-initialized object.

The simecol version of initialize provides an additonal mechanism to call a user specified function provided in the initfun slot of a simObj instance that can perform computations during the object creation process. The initfunc must have obj as its only argument and must return the modified version of this obj, see examples below. As a side effect end to ensure consistency, initialize clears outputs stored in slot out from former simulations.

See Also

simObj, new

Examples

## Note: new calls initialize and initialize calls initfunc(obj)
lv_efr <- new("odeModel",
  main = function (time, init, parms, ...) {
    x <- init
    p <- parms
    S <- approxTime1(inputs, time, rule=2)["s.in"]
    dx1 <-   S * p["k1"] * x[1] - p["k2"] * x[1] * x[2]
    dx2 <-     - p["k3"] * x[2] + p["k2"] * x[1] * x[2]
    list(c(dx1, dx2))
  },
  parms  = c(k1=0.2, k2=0.2, k3=0.2),
  times  = c(from=0, to=100, by=0.5),
  init   = c(prey=0.5, predator=1),
  solver = "lsoda",
  initfunc = function(obj) {
    tt <- fromtoby(times(obj))
    inputs(obj) <- as.matrix(data.frame(
            time = tt,
            s.in = pmax(rnorm(tt, mean=1, sd=0.5), 0)
          ))
    obj
  }
)
plot(sim(lv_efr))                     # initialize called automatically
plot(sim(lv_efr))                     # automatic initialization, different figure

lv_efr<- initialize(lv_efr)           # re-initialize manually
plot(sim(lv_efr, initialize = FALSE)) # simulation with that configuration
    

Discrete Simulation

Description

Solver function to simulate discrete ecological (or other) dynamic models. It is normally called indirectly from sim.

Usage

  iteration(y, times=FALSE, func=FALSE, parms=FALSE, animate = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

Details

The solver method iteration is used to simulate discrete event models. Normally, this function is run indirectly from sim.

In contrast to differential equation solvers, the main function of the model must not return the first derivative but instead and explicitly the new state at the specified times.

The actual value of time is available in the main function as time and the current increment as parms["DELTAT"] or parms$DELTAT. It is element of a vector if parms is a vector and it is a list if parms is a list.

If iteration is used for difference equations (see example dlogist below), it is mandatory to multiply the incremental part with DELTAT to ensure that variable time steps are correctly respected and that the first row of the simulation outputs contains the states at t_0.

The default iteration method of class simObj supports the observer mechanism. This means that a function stored in slot observer is called during each iteration step with the return value of main as its first argument. You can use this to control the amount of data stored during each iteration step (e.g. whole population or only mean values for individual based models), to do run-time animation or to write log files.

As an alternative for models of class odeModel, the iteration method of package deSolve may be used as a user-defined solver function. This is slightly faster and the output supports the extended plotting functions, but then no observers are possible and no implicit DELTAT variable.

Value

A list of the model outputs (states ...) for each timestep.

See Also

sim, observer, parms, lsoda, rk4, euler, iteration.

Examples

data(conway)


## plot after simulation:
plot(sim(conway), delay=100)

## plot during simulation
sim(conway, animate=TRUE, delay=100)


## discrete version of logistic growth equation
## Note: function main returns the *new value*, not the derivative

dlogist <- new("odeModel",
  main = function (time, init, parms, ...) {
    x <- init
    with(as.list(parms), {
      x <- x + r * x * (1 - x / K) * DELTAT
      #   ^^^ add to old value       ^^^^^^ special parameter with time step
      list(c(x))
    })
  },
  parms  = c(r=0.1, K=10),
  times  = seq(0, 100, 1),
  init   = c(population=0.1),
  solver = "iteration" #!!!
)

plot(sim(dlogist))

## alternative with function that returns the derivative
## discrete steps are realized with the euler method

dlogist <- new("odeModel",
  main = function (time, init, parms, ...) {
    x <- init
    with(as.list(parms), {
      x <- r * x * (1 - x / K)
      list(c(x))
    })
  },
  parms  = c(r=0.1, K=10),
  times  = seq(0, 100, 1),
  init   = c(population=0.1),
  solver = "euler"
)

plot(sim(dlogist))

## second alternative: use of the "iteration" solver from
## package deSolve, that supports extended plotting functions

dlogist <- new("odeModel",
  main = function (time, init, parms, ...) {
    x <- init[1]
    with(as.list(parms), {
      x <- x + r * x * (1 - x / K)
      #   ^^^ add to old value
      list(c(x))
    })
  },
  parms  = c(r=0.1, K=10),
  times  = seq(0, 100, 1),
  init   = c(population=0.1),
  solver =  function(y, times, func, parms, ...)
              ode(y, times, func, parms, ..., method="iteration")
)

plot(sim(dlogist))

Helpful Union Classes

Description

Classes representing either list or NULL (i.e. empty), function or NULL, function or character vector, numeric vector or list, or list or data.frame.

Objects from the Class

These classes are virtual: No objects may be created from it.

Methods

No methods exist for these classes.

See Also

simObj

Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey Model

Description

simecol example: basic Lotka-Volterra predator prey-model.

Usage

data(lv)

Format

An S4 object according to the odeModel specification. The object contains the following slots:

main

Lotka-Volterra equations for predator and prey.

parms

Vector with the named parameters of the model:

k1

growth rate of the prey population,

k2

encounter rate of predator and prey,

k3

death rate of the predator population.

times

Simulation time and integration interval.

init

Vector with start values for predator and prey.

Details

To see all details, please have a look into the implementation.

References

Lotka, A. J. 1925. Elements of physical biology. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.

Volterra, V. (1926). Variazionie fluttuazioni del numero d'individui in specie animali conviventi. Mem. Acad.Lincei, 2, 31-113.

See Also

simecol-package, sim, parms, init, times.

Examples

##============================================
## Basic Usage:
##   explore the example
##============================================
data(lv)
print(lv)
plot(sim(lv))

parms(lv) <- c(k1=0.5, k2=0.5, k3=0.5)
plot(sim(lv))

##============================================
## Implementation:
##   The code of the Lotka-Volterra-model
##============================================
lv <- new("odeModel",
  main = function (time, init, parms) {
    x <- init
    p <- parms
    dx1 <-   p["k1"] * x[1] - p["k2"] * x[1] * x[2]
    dx2 <- - p["k3"] * x[2] + p["k2"] * x[1] * x[2]
    list(c(dx1, dx2))
  },
  parms  = c(k1=0.2, k2=0.2, k3=0.2),
  times  = c(from=0, to=100, by=0.5),
  init   = c(prey=0.5, predator=1),
  solver = "rk4"
)

Lotka-Volterra-Type Model with Resource, Prey and Predator

Description

simecol example: predator prey-model with three equations: predator, prey and resource (e.g. nutriens, grassland).

Usage

data(lv3)

Format

A valid S4 object according to the odeModel specification. The object contains the following slots:

main

Lotka-Volterra equations for predator prey and resource

.

parms

Vector with named parameters of the model:

c

growth rate of the prey population,

d

encounter rate of predator and prey,

e

yield factor (allows conversion with respect to d),

f

death rate of the predator population,

g

recycling parameter.

inputs

Time series specifying external delivery of resource.

times

Simulation time and integration interval.

init

Vector with start values for s, p and k.

s

Resource (e.g. grassland or phosphorus).

p

Producer (prey).

k

Consumer (predator).

solver

Character string specifying the integration method.

See Also

simecol-package, sim, parms, init, times.

Examples

##============================================
## Basic Usage:
##   explore the example
##============================================
data(lv3)
plot(sim(lv3))
times(lv3)["by"] <- 5    # set maximum external time step to a large value
plot(sim(lv3))           # wrong! automatic time step overlooks internal inputs
plot(sim(lv3, hmax = 1)) # integration with correct maximum internal time step

##============================================
## Implementation:
##   The code of the model
##============================================
lv3 <- new("odeModel",
  main = function(time, init, parms, inputs) {
    s.in <- approxTime1(inputs, time, rule = 2)["s.in"]
    with(as.list(c(init, parms)),{
      ds <- s.in  - b*s*p + g*k
      dp <- c*s*p - d*k*p
      dk <- e*p*k - f*k
      list(c(ds, dp, dk), s.in = s.in)
    })
  },
  parms = c(b = 0.1, c = 0.1, d = 0.1, e = 0.1, f = 0.1, g = 0),
  times  = c(from = 0, to = 200, by = 1),
  inputs = as.matrix(
    data.frame(
      time = c(0,   99, 100,  101, 200),
      s.in = c(0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.1)
    )
  ),
  init = c(s = 1, p = 1, k = 1), # substrate, producer, consumer
  solver = "lsoda"
)  

Mix Two Named Vectors, Resolving Name Conflicts

Description

The function mixes two named vectors. The resulting vectors contains all elements with unique name and only one of the two versions of the elements which have the same name in both vectors.

Usage

mixNamedVec(x, y, resolve.conflicts = c("x", "y"), warn = TRUE)

Arguments

Value

a vector with all elements from one vector and only these elements of the second, that have a unique name not contained in the other vector.

Author(s)

Thomas Petzoldt

See Also

which

Examples

x <- c(a=1, b=2, c=3)
y <- c(a=1, b=3, d=3)

mixNamedVec(x, y)
mixNamedVec(x, y, resolve.conflicts="x")

mixNamedVec(x, y, resolve.conflicts="x", warn=FALSE)
mixNamedVec(x, y, resolve.conflicts="y", warn=FALSE)

## without names, returns vector named in "resolve conflicts"
x <- as.vector(x)
y <- as.vector(y)
mixNamedVec(x, y)
mixNamedVec(x, y, resolve.conflicts="y")

## names partly
x <- c(4, a=1, b=2, c=3, 4, 9)
y <- c(a=1, 6, b=3, d=3, 8)

mixNamedVec(x, y)
mixNamedVec(x, y, resolve.conflicts="y")

Class of Fitted Model Parameters

Description

Class that contains parameters and other information returned by fitOdeModel.

Methods

coef, deviance, print

See Also

fitOdeModel

Show Results of Model Fits

Description

Functions to access the results of parameter fits.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'modelFit'
coef(object, ...)

## S4 method for signature 'modelFit'
deviance(object, ...)

## S4 method for signature 'modelFit'
summary(object, ...)

## S4 method for signature 'modelFit'
x$name

## S4 method for signature 'modelFit'
x[i, j, ..., drop=TRUE]

## S4 method for signature 'modelFit'
x[[i, j, ...]]

Arguments

See Also

fitOdeModel, Extract

Count Number of Neighbours on a Rectangular Grid.

Description

This is the base function for the simulation of deterministic and stochastic cellular automata on rectangular grids.

Usage

  neighbours(x, state = NULL, wdist = NULL, tol = 1e-4, bounds = 0)
  neighbors(x, state = NULL, wdist = NULL, tol = 1e-4, bounds = 0)

Arguments

Details

The performance of the function depends on the size of the matrices and the type of the boundaries, where open boundaries are faster than torus like boundaries. Function eightneighbours is even faster.

Value

A matrix with the same structure as x with the weighted sum of the neigbours with values between state - tol and state + tol.

See Also

seedfill, eightneighbours, conway

Examples

## ==================================================================
## Demonstration of the neighborhood function alone
## ==================================================================

## weight matrix for neighbourhood determination
wdist <- matrix(c(0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,
                  0.5,1.0,1.0,1.0,0.5,
                  0.5,1.0,1.0,1.0,0.5,
                  0.5,1.0,1.0,1.0,0.5,
                  0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5), nrow=5)

## state matrix                  
n <- 20; m <- 20
x <- matrix(rep(0, m * n), nrow = n)

## set state of some cells to 1
x[10, 10] <- 1
x[1, 5]   <- 1
x[n, 15]  <- 1
x[5, 2]   <- 1
x[15, m]  <- 1
#x[n, 1]   <- 1 # corner

opar <- par(mfrow = c(2, 2))
## start population
image(x)
## open boundaries
image(matrix(neighbours(x, wdist = wdist, bounds = 0), nrow = n))
## torus (donut like)
image(matrix(neighbours(x, wdist = wdist, bounds = 1), nrow = n))
## cylinder (left and right boundaries connected)
image(matrix(neighbours(x, wdist = wdist, bounds = c(0, 1, 0, 1)), nrow = n))
par(opar) # reset graphics area                  
                  
## ==================================================================
## The following example demonstrates a "plain implementation" of a
## stochastic cellular automaton i.e. without the simecol structure.
##
## A simecol implementation of this can be found in
## the example directory of this package (file: stoch_ca.R).
## ==================================================================                  
mycolors <- function(n) {
  col <- c("wheat", "darkgreen")
  if (n>2) col <- c(col, heat.colors(n - 2))
  col
}

pj <- 0.99  # survival probability of juveniles
pa <- 0.99  # survival probability of adults
ps <- 0.1   # survival probability of senescent
ci <- 1.0   # "seeding constant"
adult <- 5  # age of adolescence
old   <- 10 # age of senescence

## Define a start population
n <- 80
m <- 80
x <- rep(0, m*n)

## stochastic seed
## x[round(runif(20,1,m*n))] <- adult
dim(x)<- c(n, m)

## rectangangular seed in the middle
x[38:42, 38:42] <- 5

## plot the start population
image(x, col = mycolors(2))

## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
## Simulation loop (hint: increase loop count)
## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
for (i in 1:10){

  ## rule 1: reproduction
  ## 1.1 which cells are adult? (only adults can generate)
  ad <- ifelse(x >= adult & x < old, x, 0)

  ## 1.2 how much (weighted) adult neighbours has each cell?
  nb <- neighbours(ad, wdist = wdist)

  ## 1.3 a proportion of the seeds develops juveniles
  ## simplified version, you can also use probabilities
  genprob <- nb * runif(nb) * ci
  xgen  <- ifelse(x == 0 & genprob >= 1, 1, 0)

  ## rule 2: growth and survival of juveniles
  xsurvj <- ifelse(x >= 1 & x < adult & runif(x) <= pj, x+1, 0)
  ## rule 2: growth and survival of adults
  xsurva <- ifelse(x >= adult & x < old & runif(x) <= pa, x+1, 0)
  ## rule 2: growth and survival of senescent
  xsurvs <- ifelse(x >= old & runif(x) <= ps, x+1, 0)

  ## make resulting grid of complete population
  x     <- xgen + xsurvj + xsurva + xsurvs

  ## plot resulting grid
  image(x, col = mycolors(max(x) + 1), add = TRUE)
  if (max(x) == 0) stop("extinction", call. = FALSE)
}

## modifications:  pa<-pj<-0.9

## additional statistics of population structure
## with table, hist, mean, sd, ...

Get or Set an Observer Functions to an ‘simObj’ Object

Description

Get or set a user-defined observer to enable user-specified storage of simulation results, visualisation or logging.

Usage

observer(obj, ...)
observer(obj) <- value

Arguments

Details

The observer can be used with solver iteration or a user-defined solver function. It does not work with differential equations solvers.

The observer is a function with the following arguments:

function(state)

or:

function(state, time, i, out, y)

Where state is the actual state of the system, time and i are the simulation time and the indexof the time step respectively, out is the output of the actual simulation collected so far. The original object used in the simulation is passed via y and can be used to get access on parameter values or model equations.

If available, the observer function is called for every time step in the iteration. It can be used for calculations “on the fly” to reduce memory of saved data, for user-specified animation or for logging purposes.

If the value returned by observer is a vector, than resulting out will be a data.frame, otherwise it will be a list of all states.

Value

The observer function either modifies obj or it returns the assigned observer function or NULL (the default).

See Also

iteration for the iteration solver,

parms for accessor and replacement functions of other slots,

simecol-package for an overview of the package.

Examples

## load model "diffusion"
data(diffusion)

solver(diffusion) # solver is iteration, supports observer
times(diffusion) <- c(from=0, to=20, by=1) # to can be increased, to e.g. 100

### == Example 1 ===============================================================

## assign an observer for visualisation
observer(diffusion) <- function(state) {
  ## numerical output to the screen
  cat("mean x=", mean(state$x),
      ", mean y=", mean(state$y),
      ", sd   x=", sd(state$x),
      ", sd   y=", sd(state$y), "\n")
  ## animation
  par(mfrow = c(2, 2))
  plot(state$x, state$y, xlab = "x", ylab = "y", pch = 16, 
    col = "red", xlim = c(0, 100))
  hist(state$y)
  hist(state$x)
  
  ## default case: 
  ## return the state --> iteration stores full state in "out"
  state
}

sim(diffusion)

### == Example 2 ===============================================================

## an extended observer with full argument list
observer(diffusion) <- function(state, time, i, out, y) {
  ## numerical output to the screen
  cat("index =", i,
      ", time =", time,
      ", sd   x=", sd(state$x),
      ", sd   y=", sd(state$y), "\n")
  ## animation
  par(mfrow = c(2, 2))
  plot(state$x, state$y, xlab = "x", ylab = "y", pch = 16, 
    col = "red", xlim = c(0, 100))
  hist(state$y)
  hist(state$x)
  if (is.matrix(out)) # important because out may be NULL for the first call
    matplot(out[,1], out[,-1]) # dynamic graph of sd in both directions
  
  ## return a vector with summary information
  c(times = time, sdx=sd(state$x), sdy=sd(state$y))
}

diffusion <- sim(diffusion)

### == Restore default =========================================================

observer(diffusion) <- NULL # delete observer
diffusion <- sim(diffusion)

Generating-functions (Constructors) to Create Objects of Classes ‘odeModel’, ‘rwalkModel’ and ‘gridModel’.

Description

These functions can be used to create simObj instances without using new explicitly.

Usage

odeModel(obj = NULL, main = NULL,
        equations = NULL, times = c(from = 0, to = 10, by = 1),
        init = numeric(0), parms = numeric(0),
        inputs = NULL, solver = "rk4", initfunc = NULL)

gridModel(obj = NULL, main = NULL,
        equations = NULL, times = c(from=0, to=10, by=1),
        init = matrix(0), parms = list(),
        inputs = NULL, solver = "iteration", initfunc = NULL)

rwalkModel(obj = NULL, main = NULL, 
        equations = NULL, times = c(from = 0, to = 10, by = 1),
        init = NULL, parms = list(),
        inputs = NULL, solver = "iteration", initfunc = NULL)
        
indbasedModel(obj = NULL, main = NULL, 
        equations = NULL, times = c(from = 0, to = 10, by = 1),
        init = NULL, parms = list(),
        inputs = NULL, solver = "iteration", initfunc = NULL)        

Arguments

Details

These functions provide an alternative way to create simObj instances in addition to the standard S4 new mechanism. The functions are provided mainly for compatibility with older versions of simecol.

See simecol-package and the examples for details about the slots.

Value

The function returns an S4 object of type odeModel, rwalkModel, gridModel

See Also

new, simecol-package

Examples

## (1) Define and run your own simecol model with new ==================

lv <- new("odeModel", 
  main = function (time, init, parms) {
    with(as.list(c(init, parms)), {
      dn1 <-   k1 * N1 - k2 * N1 * N2
      dn2 <- - k3 * N2 + k2 * N1 * N2
      list(c(dn1, dn2))
    })
  },
  parms  = c(k1 = 0.2, k2 = 0.2, k3 = 0.2),
  times  = c(from = 0, to = 100, by = 0.5),
  init   = c(N1 = 0.5, N2 = 1),
  solver = "lsoda"
)

## ... or use the generating function ----------------------------------

lv <- odeModel( 
  main = function (time, init, parms) {
    with(as.list(c(init, parms)), {
      dn1 <-   k1 * N1 - k2 * N1 * N2
      dn2 <- - k3 * N2 + k2 * N1 * N2
      list(c(dn1, dn2))
    })
  },
  parms  = c(k1 = 0.2, k2 = 0.2, k3 = 0.2),
  times  = c(from = 0, to = 100, by = 0.5),
  init   = c(N1 = 0.5, N2 = 1),
  solver = "lsoda"
)

lv <- sim(lv)
plot(lv)

## (2) Conway's Game of Life ==========================================

set.seed(23)  # to make it reproducible

conway <- new("gridModel",
  main = function(time, x, parms) {
    nb     <- eightneighbours(x)
    surviv <- (x >  0 & (nb %in% parms$srv))
    gener  <- (x == 0 & (nb %in% parms$gen))
    x      <- (surviv + gener) > 0
    return(x)
  },
  parms  = list(srv = c(2, 3), gen = 3),
  times  = 1:17,
  init   = matrix(round(runif(1000)), ncol=40),
  solver = "iteration"
)

sim(conway, animate=TRUE)

Transform Data Between Unconstrained and Box-constrained Scale

Description

These functions can be used to transform a vector of data or parameters between unconstrained [-Inf, Inf] and box-constrained representation (interval [lower, upper]).

Usage

p.constrain(p, lower = -Inf, upper = Inf, f = 1)
p.unconstrain(p, lower = -Inf, upper = Inf, f = 1)

Arguments

Details

These functions are employed by fitOdeModel ssqOdeModel in order to be able to use the unconstrained optimizers of optim for constrained optimization.

The transformation functions are

p' = \tan(\pi/2 \cdot (2 p - upper - lower) / (upper - lower)) \cdot 1/f

and its inverse

p = (upper + lower)/2 + (upper - lower) \cdot \arctan(f \cdot p')/\pi

.

Value

vector with transformed (resp. back-transformed) values.

References

This trick seems to be quite common, but in most cases it is preferred to apply optimizers that can handle constraints internally.

Reichert, T. (1998) AQUASIM 2.0 User Manual. Computer Program for the Identification and Simulation of Aquatic Systems. Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG), CH - 8600 Duebendorf Switzerland, https://www.eawag.ch/de/abteilung/siam/software/.

See Also

fitOdeModel, ssqOdeModel

Examples

xx <- seq(-100, 100, 2)
plot(xx, yy<-p.constrain(xx, -20, 45), type="l")
points(p.unconstrain(yy, -20, 45), yy, col="red")

Accessor Functions for ‘simObj’ Objects

Description

Get or set simulation model parameters, main or sub-equations, initial values, time steps or solvers and extract simulation results.

Usage

parms(obj, ...)
parms(obj) <- value

main(obj, ...)
main(obj) <- value

equations(obj, ...)
equations(obj) <- value

init(obj, ...)
init(obj) <- value

inputs(obj, ...)
inputs(obj) <- value

times(obj, ...)
times(obj) <- value

solver(obj, ...)
solver(obj) <- value

#observer(obj, ...)
#observer(obj) <- value

initfunc(obj, ...)
initfunc(obj) <- value

out(obj, ...)
out(obj) <- value

Arguments

Details

These are the accessing functions for parms, times etc.

Please take care of the semantics of your model when changing slots. All, element names, data structure and values have to correspond to you model object definition. For example in init the applied names must exactly correspond to the names and number (!) of state variables. The restrictions of parms or equations are less strict (additional values for “future use” are allowed).

The function times allows either to assign or to modify a special vector with three elements named from, to and by or to overwrite times with an un-named sequence (e.g. seq(1, 100, 0.1).

To ensure object consistency function out cannot assign arbitrary values. It can only extract or delete the contents (by assigning NULL) of the out-slot.

Value

A list, named vector, matrix or function (for main slot) or list of functions (equation slot) or other appropriate data structure depending on the class of the model object.

See Also

General explanation of the slots can be found in simecol-package.

Usage of the observer slot is found in the special help file observer.

Examples

data(lv)
parms(lv)
parms(lv)       <- c(k1 = 0.2, k2 = 0.5, k3 = 0.3)
parms(lv)["k2"] <- 0.5

data(conway)
parms(conway)
parms(conway)$srv <- c(2, 2)
parms(conway)

## add a new named parameter value
parms(lv)["dummy"] <- 1
## remove dummy parameter
parms(lv) <- parms(lv)[names(parms(lv)) != "dummy"]

## simulation and extraction of outputs
lv <- sim(lv)
o <- out(lv)

## remove outputs from object
out(lv) <- NULL

## store object persistently to the disk
## Not run: 
save(lv, file = "lv.Rdata")           # in binary form
dput(as.list(lv), file = "lv-list.R") # in text form

## End(Not run)

Generate Plackett Bivariate Random Numbers

Description

Generate bivariate uniform random numbers according to the Plackett distribution.

Usage

pcu(x, alpha = rho2alpha(rho), rho)
pcuseries(n, alpha = rho2alpha(rho), rho, min = 0, max = 1)
alpha2rho(alpha)
rho2alpha(rho)

Arguments

Details

The functions can be used to generate bivariate distributions with uniform marginals. Function pcu generates a vector of uniform random values of length(x) which are correlated to the corresponding vector x, pcuseries generates an auto-correlated series, and alpha2rho resp. rho2alpha convert between the Pearson correlation coefficient and the association measure of the Plackett distribution.

References

Johnson, M., Wang, C., & Ramberg, J. (1984). Generation of multivariate distributions for statistical applications. American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences, 4, 225-248.

Nelsen, R. B. (2006). An Introduction to Copulas. Springer, New York.

See Also

runif

Examples

x <- runif(100)
y <- pcu(x, rho = 0.8)
plot(x, y)
cor(x, y)

x <- pcuseries(1000, rho=0.8)
plot(x, type="l")
acf(x)
pacf(x)

Find Peaks Within xy-Data

Description

The function returns maxima (values which have only smaller neighbours) and minima (values which have only larger neighbours).

Usage

peaks(x, y=NULL, mode="maxmin")

Arguments

Value

A list with x and y coordinates of all peaks.

See Also

approx, upca

Examples

x <- sin(seq(0, 10, 0.1))
plot(x)
points(peaks(x), col="red", pch=15)

Methods for Function plot in Package ‘simecol’

Description

Methods for function plot in package simecol.

Usage

  ## S4 method for signature 'simObj,missing'
plot(x, y, ...)
  ## S4 method for signature 'odeModel,missing'
plot(x, y, ...)
  ## S4 method for signature 'odeModel,odeModel'
plot(x, y, ...)
  ## S4 method for signature 'gridModel,missing'
plot(x, y, index=1:length(x@out), delay=0, ...)
  ## S4 method for signature 'rwalkModel,missing'
plot(x, y, index=1:length(x@out), delay=0, ...)

Arguments

Methods

x = "ANY", y = "ANY"

Generic function: see plot.

x = "simObj", ...

template function, does nothing and only issues a warning.

x = "odeModel", ...

plots time series of the state variables where one or more odeModel objects can be supplied. Optional plotting parameters are possible, too. See plot.deSolve for details.

x = "gridModel", ...

displays a series of images for the simulated grid.

x = "rwalkModel", ...

displays a series of x-y plots of the simulated individuals.

Methods for Function ‘print’ in Package ‘simecol’

Description

Methods for function print in Package simecol.

Usage

  ## S4 method for signature 'simObj'
print(x, all = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

Methods

x = "ANY"

generic function: see print.

x = "simObj"

prints the contents (slots) of the simObj object.

Simple editing

Description

Simple Editing of Vectors, Lists of Vectors and Other Objects.

Usage

 sEdit(x, title = "Please enter values:")

Arguments

Details

If called with a vector or list of vectors and if Tcl/Tk is installed, a dialog box is shown in which data can be entered. If the x is not of type vector or list of vectors, a default editing method is called.

Value

An object with the same type like x.

See Also

edit editParms

Examples

## Not run: 
require("tcltk")
## named vector
vec  <- c(a = 1, b = 20, c = 0.03)
new  <- sEdit(vec)
## unnamed vector
sEdit(numeric(10))
## list of vectors
lst <- list(vec = vec, test = 1:10)
sEdit(lst)
## list with numeric and character vectors mixed
lst <- list(vec = vec, test = c("a", "b", "c"))
sEdit(lst)

## End(Not run)

Color Fill Algorithm

Description

Fills a bounded area within a numeric matrix with a given number (color).

Usage

 seedfill(z, x=1, y=1, fcol=0, bcol=1, tol=1e-6)

Arguments

Details

The function implements a basic color fill algorithm for use in image manipulation or cellular automata.

Value

A matrix with the same structure as z.

See Also

neighbours

Examples

# define a matrix
z<-matrix(0, nrow=20, ncol=20)

# draw some lines
z[10,]<-z[,10] <- 1
z[5,] <-z[,5]  <- 3

# plot matrix and filled variants
par(mfrow=c(2, 2))
image(z)
image(seedfill(z))
image(seedfill(z ,x=15, y=15, fcol=1, bcol=3))
image(seedfill(z, x=7, y=7, fcol=3, bcol=1))

Simulation of 'simObj' model objects

Description

This function provides the core functionality of the ‘simecol’ package. Several methods depending on the class of the model are available.

Usage

  sim(obj, initialize=TRUE, ...)
  # sim(obj, animation=FALSE, delay=0, ...)

Arguments

Details

sim re-initializes the model object (if initialize==TRUE and calls the appropriate solver, specified in the solver-slot. Objects of class rwalkModel and indbasedModel are simulated by the default simObj method. If you derive own sublasses from simObj it may be neccessary to write an appropriate sim method and/or solver function.

Value

The function returns the complete simObj instance with the simulation results in the out slot.

Methods

obj = "simObj"

simulates the respective model object with optional animation.

obj = "odeModel"

simulates the respective model object.

obj = "indbasedModel"

simulates the respective model object with optional animation.

obj = "gridModel"

simulates the respective model object with optional animation.

Examples

data(lv)
plot(sim(lv))

lv2 <- lv
parms(lv2)["k1"] <- 0.5
lv2 <- sim(lv2)
plot(out(lv2))

Sum of Squares Between odeModel and Data

Description

Compute the sum of squares between a given data and an odeModel object.

Usage

ssqOdeModel(p, simObj, obstime, yobs, 
  sd.yobs = as.numeric(lapply(yobs, sd)), 
  initialize = TRUE, lower. = -Inf, upper. = Inf, weights = NULL,
  debuglevel = 0, ..., pnames = NULL)

Arguments

Details

This is the default function called by function fitOdeModel. The source code of this function can be used as a starting point to develop user-defined optimization criteria (cost functions).

Value

The sum of squared differences between yobs and simulation, by default weighted by the inverse of the standard deviations of the respective variables.

See Also

fitOdeModel, optim, p.constrain

Examples

data(chemostat)
cs1 <- chemostat

## generate some noisy data
parms(cs1)[c("vm", "km")] <- c(2, 10)
times(cs1) <- c(from = 0, to = 20, by = 2)
yobs <- out(sim(cs1))
obstime <- yobs$time
yobs$time <- NULL
yobs$S <- yobs$S + rnorm(yobs$S, sd = 0.1 * sd(yobs$S))*2
yobs$X <- yobs$X + rnorm(yobs$X, sd = 0.1 * sd(yobs$X))

## SSQ between model and data
ssqOdeModel(NULL, cs1, obstime, yobs)

## SSQ between model and data, different parameter set
ssqOdeModel(p=c(vm=1, km=2), cs1, obstime, yobs)

## SSQ between model and data, downweight second observation
## (both variables)
weights <- data.frame(X=rep(1, nrow(yobs)), S = rep(1, nrow=(yobs)))
ssqOdeModel(p=c(vm=1, km=2), cs1, obstime, yobs, weights=weights)

## downweight 3rd data set (row)
weights[3,] <- 0.1
ssqOdeModel(p=c(vm=1, km=2), cs1, obstime, yobs, weights=weights)

## give one value double weight (e.g. 4th value of S)
weights$S[4] <- 2
ssqOdeModel(p=c(vm=1, km=2), cs1, obstime, yobs, weights=weights)

The Uniform Period Chaotic Amplitude Model

Description

simecol example: resource-predator-prey model, which is able to exhibit chaotic behaviour.

Usage

  data(upca)

Format

S4 object according to the odeModel specification. The object contains the following slots:

main

The differential equations for predator prey and resource with:

u

resource (e.g. grassland or phosphorus),

v

producer (prey),

w

consumer (predator).

equations

Two alternative (and switchable) equations for the functional response.

parms

Vector with the named parameters of the model, see references for details.

times

Simulation time and integration interval.

init

Vector with start values for u, v and w.

solver

Character string with the integration method.

Details

To see all details, please have a look into the implementation below and the original publications.

References

Blasius, B., Huppert, A., and Stone, L. (1999) Complex dynamics and phase synchronization in spatially extended ecological systems. Nature, 399 354–359.

Blasius, B. and Stone, L. (2000) Chaos and phase synchronization in ecological systems. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 10 2361–2380.

See Also

sim, parms, init, times.

Examples

##============================================
## Basic Usage:
##   explore the example
##============================================
data(upca)
plot(sim(upca))

# omit stabilizing parameter wstar
parms(upca)["wstar"] <- 0
plot(sim(upca))

# change functional response from
# Holling II (default) to Lotka-Volterra
equations(upca)$f <- function(x, y, k) x * y
plot(sim(upca))

##============================================
## Implementation:
##   The code of the UPCA model
##============================================
upca <- new("odeModel",
  main = function(time, init, parms) {
    u      <- init[1]
    v      <- init[2]
    w      <- init[3]
    with(as.list(parms), {
      du <-  a * u           - alpha1 * f(u, v, k1)
      dv <- -b * v           + alpha1 * f(u, v, k1) +
                             - alpha2 * f(v, w, k2)
      dw <- -c * (w - wstar) + alpha2 * f(v, w, k2)
      list(c(du, dv, dw))
    })
  },
  equations  = list(
    f1 = function(x, y, k){x*y},           # Lotka-Volterra
    f2 = function(x, y, k){x*y / (1+k*x)}  # Holling II
  ),
  times  = c(from=0, to=100, by=0.1),
  parms  = c(a=1, b=1, c=10, alpha1=0.2, alpha2=1,
    k1=0.05, k2=0, wstar=0.006),
  init = c(u=10, v=5, w=0.1),
  solver = "lsoda"
)

equations(upca)$f <- equations(upca)$f2