Schumacher Objective Coordination in Multi-Agent System Engineering

Design and Implementation
2001
ISBN: 978-3-540-44933-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 2039, 154 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Based on a suitably defined coordination model distinguishing between objective (inter-agent) coordination and subjective (intra-agent) coordination, this book addresses the engineering of multi-agent systems and thus contributes to closing the gap between research and applications in agent technology. After reviewing the state of the art, the author introduces the general coordination model ECM and the corresponding object-oriented coordination language STL++. The practicability of ECM/STL++ is illustrated by the simulation of a particular collective robotics application and the automation of an e-commerce trading system. Situated at the intersection of behavior-based artificial intelligence and concurrent and distributed systems, this monograph is of relevance to the agent R&D community approaching agent technology from the distributed artificial intelligence point of view as well as for the distributed systems community.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schumacher, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Positioning.- Multi-Agent Systems.- Coordination Models and Languages.- ECM and Its Instances.- The ECM Coordination Model.- The STL Coordination Language.- The STL++ Coordination Language.- The Agent & Co Coordination Language.- Case Studies in STL++.- Collective Robotics Simulation.- Trading System Simulation.- Conclusion.