Data sets of the article: Modelling cocoon spinning an agent-based computational approach

The current state of research on the spinning behavior of the silkworm Bombyx mori is covered in literature. This is taken as a starting point to extract the motion patterns which are then translated into an agent-based model in a parametric modeling environment using a custom-written agent-based modeling framework. Two different agent-based modeling approaches are developed: one which simulates the trajectory of the silk-filament as it is laid by the silkworm and one which simulates the enclosed volume and its articulation through the movement trajectories.

Lastly, the simulated models are compared with each other and with micro Computed Tomography (µ-CT) scans of Bombyx mori silk cocoons in order to evaluate the simulation results. As an outlook, applications of the proposed agent-based models in biomaterials science as well as architecture are discussed.