Research Article

Identification of V-Formations and Circular and Doughnut Formations in a Set of Moving Entities with Outliers

Table 3

V-formations: results of the experiment in NetLogo.

TickFormations identified by our model (leader bolded, outliers in brackets)Pearson’s coefficient straight line 1Pearson’s coefficient straight line 2Opening angleV-formationFormations identified by Andersson’s model (leader bolded)

40200 →0.99 →0.991.5 rad (86.49°)Yes
→1 →11.33 rad (75.92°)Yes
→0.98 →10.52 rad (29.97°)Yes
NA →1NANo

40220 →0.99 →0.991.51 rad (86.49°)Yes
→1 →11.33 rad (75.92°)Yes
→0.98 →10.52 rad (29.97°)Yes
NA →1NANo


40380 →1 →0.950.79 rad (45.13°)Yes
→1 →11.33 rad (75.92°)Yes
→1 →12.68 rad (153.74°)Yes No
NA →1NANo
NANANANANA

40400 →0.93 →0.980.86 rad (49.5°)Yes
→1 →11.33 rad (75.92°)Yes
NA →1NANoNo
NA →1NANo
NA →1NANoNo