Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new mathematical theory, Automata, which is very inflluential for architectural or urban planners, and to explain some examples of simulation in which Automata theory is applied to Man-Space system. In our past studies, we have solved the problem of Man-Space system by quantifying the human flow and distribution (stock). Now, we introduce the idea of Automaton which can express the human psychological behavior in architectural space and we can describe Man-Space system by three conceptions "flow", "stock", "state". The outline of this paper are as follows, (i) Introduction of the idea of Automaton (ii) Method of the application to architectural planning (iii) Examples of the simulation with Automaton model
