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Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture
Thesis (PhD (Computer Science))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| author2 | Engelbrecht, Andries P. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/28610 Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture Engelbrecht, Andries P. daniel.rodic@mamitech.com Rodic, Daniel No key words available UCTD Thesis (PhD (Computer Science))--University of Pretoria, 2006. This thesis presents work done on the development of a multi-agent system architecture that facilitates coordination and a novel social networks based approach to coordination. The field of multi-agent system research is undergoing tremendous expansion and it would be impossible to address all the issues related to the field. Instead, this thesis focuses on the coordination aspect of multi-agent systems. The architecture presented here is named the INtelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture, INDABA. INDABA, as a hybrid agent architecture, combines the sub-symbolic knowledge representation layered architecture with a symbolic layer that allows for deliberative reasoning and learning. INDABA also introduces a layer that facilitates coordination in a society of agents, namely the interaction layer. The new approach to coordination was inspired by social networks, as observed in higher mammalian societies. Two social relationships were explored, namely kinship and trust. Coordination is achieved through team selection. Using characteristics of social networks, such as learning and the ability to deal with uncertainties, the best team is selected for task execution. The experiments conducted for the purpose of this thesis were done on three levels. Firstly, an abstract simulated environment was created where a society of a large number of agents could be observed. Secondly, experiments were done in a more realistic simulated robot environment. The last set of experiments was done in a real-world environment, with the implementation of INDABA in embodied mobile agents (robots). The experiments have confirmed the applicability of INDABA as an agent architecture, as well as the validity of the social networks coordination approach. Computer Science unrestricted 2013-09-07T13:49:01Z 2005-10-11 2013-09-07T13:49:01Z 2005-07-24 2006-10-11 2005-10-11 Thesis Rodic, D 2005, Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28610 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28610 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10112005-090929/ © 2005, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | No key words available UCTD Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture |
| title | Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture |
| title_full | Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture |
| title_fullStr | Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture |
| title_short | Intelligent Distributed Agent Based Architecture |
| title_sort | intelligent distributed agent based architecture |
| topic | No key words available UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28610 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10112005-090929/ |