Abstract
A real vessel
structure has a complicated geometry that is difficult to define. In this
study, we aim to model a vessel structure using the basic principles of the
Lindenmayer system. The Lindenmayer system, also known as L-system presents an iterative
formula to produce a set of rules for
fractal structures requiring complicated and versatile rules. In this paper, we
present how we have developed an agent based fractal vessel model using
L-system. The geometry of fractal vessel structure is created by using the string
rewriting technique. The alphabet symbol codes produced according to the rules
of the L-system are visualized by using the turtle graphic algorithm. At the
end of this study, we provide the simulation of turtle graphic algorithm in the
Repast Simphony framework.
How to cite this paper
Generation of Fractal Vessel Structure Functions by Using the Lindenmayer System
Sevcan Emek1, Şebnem Bora1
1Ege University, Department of Computer Engineering, 35100, Bornova/Izmir, Turkey
Corresponding author: Sevcan Emek, Ege University, Department of Computer Engineering, 35100, Bornova/Izmir, Turkey
Email: sevcan.emek@ege.edu.tr
How to cite this paper: Emek, S. & Bora, Ş. (2018) Generation of Fractal Vessel Structure Functions by Using the Lindenmayer System. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2(1), 13-20.
http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jamc.2018.01.001
