Objective Coordination in Multi-Agent System Engineering Design and Implementation /

• Main Author: Schumacher, Michael (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 2039
• Subjects: Computer programming.; Software engineering.; Architecture, Computer.; Artificial intelligence.; Computer communication systems.; Programming Techniques.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.; Computer System Implementation.; Artificial Intelligence.; Computer Communication Networks.; Software Engineering.

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 technolo...

Table of Contents:

• 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.