scholarly journals Multi-Agent Systems in Control Engineering: A Survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Daneshfar ◽  
Hassan Bevrani
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Control Design ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Control Engineering ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Engineering Environment ◽  
Multi Agent

This paper presents a survey on multi-agent system (MAS) capabilities in control engineering applications. It describes essential concepts of multi-agent systems that are related to the control systems and presents an overview on the most important control engineering issues which MAS can be explored. Most important technical aspects in MAS implementation and development in engineering environment are also explained. Design methodologies, standards, tools, and supporting technologies to provide an effective MAS-based control design are addressed and a discussion on important related standards and protocols is given. Finally, some comments and new perspectives for design and implementation of agent-based control systems are presented.

Evolutionary Computation as a Paradigm for Engineering Emergent Behaviour in Multi-Agent Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 118-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Smith ◽  
Claudio Bonacina
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Computation ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Emergent Behaviour ◽  
Shaping System ◽  
Multi Agent

In the multi-agent system (MAS) context, the theories and practices of evolutionary computation (EC) have new implications, particularly with regard to engineering and shaping system behaviors. Thus, it is important that we consider the embodiment of EC in “real” agents, that is, agents that involve the real restrictions of time and space within MASs. In this chapter, we address these issues in three ways. First, we relate the foundations of EC theory to MAS and consider how general interactions among agents fit within this theory. Second, we introduce a platform independent agent system to assure that our EC methods work within the generic, but realistic, constraints of agents. Finally, we introduce an agent-based system of EC objects. Concluding sections discuss implications and future directions.

Evolutionary Computation as a Paradigm for Engineering Emergent Behaviour in Multi-Agent Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 2338-2350
Author(s):  
Robert E. Smith ◽  
Claudia Bonacina
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Computation ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Emergent Behaviour ◽  
Shaping System ◽  
Multi Agent

In the multi-agent system (MAS) context, the theories and practices of evolutionary computation (EC) have new implications, particularly with regard to engineering and shaping system behaviors. Thus, it is important that we consider the embodiment of EC in “real” agents, that is, agents that involve the real restrictions of time and space within MASs. In this chapter, we address these issues in three ways. First, we relate the foundations of EC theory to MAS and consider how general interactions among agents fit within this theory. Second, we introduce a platform independent agent system to assure that our EC methods work within the generic, but realistic, constraints of agents. Finally, we introduce an agent-based system of EC objects. Concluding sections discuss implications and future directions.

scholarly journals An approach for leveraging Digital Twins in agent-based production systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1026-1039
Author(s):  
Birgit Vogel-Heuser ◽  
Felix Ocker ◽  
Tobias Scheuer
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Digital Twins ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
The Individual

Abstract To cope with individualization and the high costs of downtimes, modern production systems should be flexible, adaptable, and resilient. Multi-Agent Systems are suitable to address these requirements by decentralizing production systems. However, the agent paradigm is still not widely applied. One of the key reasons is that the agents’ knowledge bases had to be created manually, which is cumbersome, error-prone, and insufficiently standardized. Digital Twins have the potential to solve this issue, as they describe relevant information in a standardized way. This paper presents an approach to leveraging Digital Twins, i. e., the Asset Administration Shell, to realize Multi-Agent Systems in the production context. For this, a parser automatically extracts relevant information from the Digital Twins and initializes the individual agents in a Multi-Agent System, i. e., PADE.

scholarly journals Energy redistribution in autonomous hybridization of agent-based computing

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Godzik
Keyword(s):  
Energy Level ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Energy Redistribution ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent

Evolutionary multi-agent systems (EMAS) are very good at dealing with difficult, multi-dimensional problems. Currently, research is underway to improve this algorithm, giving even more freedom to agents not only in solving the problem but also in making decisions on the behavior of the algorithm. One way is to hybridize this algorithm with other existing algorithms creating Hybrid Evolutionary Multi Agent-System (HEMAS). Unfortunately, such connections generate problems in the form of an unbalanced energy level of agents who have made the decision to use such an improvement. One of the solutions is the mechanism of redistributing the agents' energy in the form of an operator. The article presents several proposals of redistribution operators along with numerous experimental results.

Multi-Agent Based Control of a Heterogeneous System

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Li ◽  
◽  
Fakhreddine Karray ◽  
Otman Basir ◽  
Insop Song
Keyword(s):  
Robot Manipulator ◽  
Rule Base ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Coordination Control ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Hybrid Agent ◽  
Control Layer

In this study, the Coordinated Hybrid Agent (CHA) framework for the control of Multi-Agent Systems (MASs) is applied for a heterogeneous multi-agent system. The system consists of a mobile robot, an overhead crane, and a robot manipulator. The final goal for this project is to implement coordination tasks for the system. In this framework, the control of the MAS is regarded as a decentralized control and coordination of agents. A coordination rule base is developed for the intelligent coordination control layer. Experiments show that the framework is able to model the heterogeneous multi-agent systems.

Learning From Insects to Increase Multi-Agent System Resilience: Functional Decomposition and Transfer to Support Biologically Inspired Design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella V. Hernandez ◽  
Bryan C. Watson ◽  
Marc Weissburg ◽  
Bert Bras
Keyword(s):  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
System Resilience ◽  
Biologically Inspired Design

Abstract Resilience is an emergent property of complex systems that describes the ability to detect, respond, and recover from adversity. Much of the modern world consists of multiple, interacting, and independent agents (i.e. Multi-Agent Systems). However, the process of improving Multi-Agent System resilience is not well understood. We seek to address this gap by applying Biologically Inspired Design to increase complex system resilience. Eusocial insect colonies are an ideal case study for system resilience. Although individual insects have low computing power, the colonies collectively perform complex tasks and demonstrate resilience. Therefore, analyzing key elements of eusocial insect colonies may offer insight on how to increase Multi-Agent System resilience. Before the strategies used in eusocial insects can be adapted for Multi-Agent Systems, however, the existing research must be identified and transferred from the biological sciences to the engineering field. These transfers often hinder or limit biologically inspired design. This paper translates the biological investigation of individual insects and colony network behavior into strategies that can be tested to increase Multi-Agent System resilience. These strategies are formulated to be applied to Agent-Based Modeling. Agent-Based Modeling has been applied to many Multi-Agent Systems including epidemiology, traffic management, and marketing. This provides a key step in the design-by-analogy process: Identifying and decoding analogies from their original context. The design principles proposed in this work provide a foundation for future testing and eventual implementation into Multi-Agent Systems.

scholarly journals Use of the Multi-Agent Paradigm in Sustainable Tourism

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Husáková
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
In Silico Models

Abstract Complex systems are characterised by a huge amount of components, which are highly linked with each other. Tourism is one of the examples of complex systems collecting various activities leading to the enrichment of travellers in the view of receiving new experiences and increasing economic prosperity of specific destinations. The complex systems can be investigated with various bottom-up and top-down approaches. The multi-agent-based modelling is the bottom-up approach that is focused on the representation of individual entities for the exploration of possible interactions among them and their effects on surrounding environments. These systems are able to integrate knowledge of socio-cultural, economic, physical, biological or environmental systems for in-silico models development, which can be used for experimentation with a system. The main aim of the presented text is to introduce links between tourism, complexity and to advocate usefulness of the multi-agent-based systems for the exploration of tourism and its sustainability. The evaluation of suitability of the multi-agent systems in tourism is based on the investigation of fundamental characteristics of these two systems and on the review of specific applications of the multi-agent systems in sustainable tourism.

scholarly journals Trust in multi-agent systems

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARVAPALI D. RAMCHURN ◽  
DONG HUYNH ◽  
NICHOLAS R. JENNINGS
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
The Core ◽  
Open Distributed Systems ◽  
Multi Agent

Trust is a fundamental concern in large-scale open distributed systems. It lies at the core of all interactions between the entities that have to operate in such uncertain and constantly changing environments. Given this complexity, these components, and the ensuing system, are increasingly being conceptualised, designed, and built using agent-based techniques and, to this end, this paper examines the specific role of trust in multi-agent systems. In particular, we survey the state of the art and provide an account of the main directions along which research efforts are being focused. In so doing, we critically evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of the main models that have been proposed and show how, fundamentally, they all seek to minimise the uncertainty in interactions. Finally, we outline the areas that require further research in order to develop a comprehensive treatment of trust in complex computational settings.

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