Simple individual based models of movement, alignment and schooling behaviour

We investigate very simple individual based models with movement, alignment and attraction rules. They can be formulated as dimer or generalised cellu lar automata. We distinguish decision and averaging models. In both classes movement and alignment can be achieved quite easily. We could produce a sc hooling-like behaviour with the combination of movement, alignment and attr action only in averaging models. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.