C. Gerber, J. Siekmann, and G. Vierke. Research Report, RR-99-03. Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz, DFKI GmbH, Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, (May 1999)
Abstract
A holonic multi-agent paradigm is proposed, where agents give up parts of their autonomy and merge into a 'super agent' (a holon) that acts, when seen from the outside, just as a single agent again. We explore the spectrum of this new paradigm, ranging from definitorial issues over classification of possible application domains, an algebraic characterization of the merge operation, to implementational aspects: We propose algorithms for holon formation and on-line re-configuration. Based on some general criteria for the distinction between holonic and non-holonic domains, we examine domains suitable for holonic agents and sketch the implementation of holonic agents in these scenarios. Finally, a case study of a holonic agent system is presented in detail:TeleTruck system is a fleet management system in the transportation domain.
%0 Report
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%A Gerber, Christian
%A Siekmann, Jörg
%A Vierke, Gero
%C Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken
%D 1999
%K v1500 paper dfki ai factory agent middleware knowledge processing
%N RR-99-03
%T Holonic Multi-Agent Systems
%U http://scidok.sulb.uni-saarland.de/volltexte/2011/3775/
%X A holonic multi-agent paradigm is proposed, where agents give up parts of their autonomy and merge into a 'super agent' (a holon) that acts, when seen from the outside, just as a single agent again. We explore the spectrum of this new paradigm, ranging from definitorial issues over classification of possible application domains, an algebraic characterization of the merge operation, to implementational aspects: We propose algorithms for holon formation and on-line re-configuration. Based on some general criteria for the distinction between holonic and non-holonic domains, we examine domains suitable for holonic agents and sketch the implementation of holonic agents in these scenarios. Finally, a case study of a holonic agent system is presented in detail:TeleTruck system is a fleet management system in the transportation domain.
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