Design, implementation and run-time evolution of a mission-based multiagent system

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Jayaputera, G.T. | Loke, S.W. | Zaslavsky, A.

Affiliations: Caulfield School of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia | Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: In this paper, we present our approach to developing a multiagent system based on the proposed concept of the mission. The mission is a high-level abstraction that combines the overall goal of a system, the means and the process of achieving that goal, and is the basis from which agents can be automatically generated. We propose a mechanism to generate agents on-demand and at run-time based on a given mission. Run-time mission evolution is systematically captured and maintained, allowing the mission to be suspended and resumed at a later stage at the same or different locations. We report on the theory, algorithm, implementation and experimental results of our research.

Keywords: On-demand agent generation, TDG, mission, mission-based MASs, run-time mission execution support

Journal: Web Intelligence and Agent Systems: An international journal, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 139-159, 2007