Objective Coordination in Multi-Agent System Engineering

Design and Implementation

By: Michael Schumacher

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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 technology. After reviewing the state of the art, the author introduces the general coordination model ECM and the corresponding object-oriented coordination language STL++. The practicability of ECM/STL++ is illustrated by the simulation of a particular collective robotics application and the automation of an e-commerce trading system.
Situated at the intersection of behavior-based artificial intelligence and concurrent and distributed systems, this monograph is of relevance to the agent R&D community approaching agent technology from the distributed artificial intelligence point of view as well as for the distributed systems community.

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Introduction	p. 1
Positioning
Multi-Agent Systems	p. 9
Introduction	p. 9
What Is an Autonomous Agent?	p. 9
Definitions	p. 10
Autonomyand Embodiment	p. 11
Generic Agent Architectures	p. 12
Characteristics of MASs	p. 14
Modeling MASs	p. 15
Objective Coordination	p. 17
Subjective Coordination	p. 19
Emergence	p. 21
Our Target Class of MASs	p. 21
A Generic Model for an Autonomous Agents' System	p. 22
A Typical Application: Gathering Agents	p. 23
Implementing MAS Applications	p. 24
Languages for MAS Applications	p. 24
Methodologies for MAS Applications	p. 28
Using Coordination Models and Languages for DesigningandImplementingMASs	p. 29
Coordination Models and Languages	p. 33
What Is Coordination?	p. 33
What Are Coordination Models and Languages?	p. 33
Motivation	p. 33
Key Elements	p. 34
Data-Driven Coordination Models	p. 35
Linda	p. 36
Linda Based Models	p. 38
Models Based on Multiset Rewriting	p. 39
Process-Oriented Coordination Models	p. 41
IWIM	p. 42
Other Approaches	p. 44
Hybrid Coordination Models	p. 45
Prerequisites for a Coordination Model and Language	p. 48
ECM and Its Instances
The ECM Coordination Model	p. 53
Introduction	p. 53
Blop	p. 55
Process	p. 55
Ports and Connections	p. 55
Port Features	p. 55
Connections	p. 56
Port Matching	p. 56
Events	p. 58
ECM Instances	p. 58
The STL Coordination Language	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Blops	p. 63
Processes	p. 63
Ports and Connections	p. 64
Port Matching	p. 66
Events	p. 66
The STL+-+ Coordination Language	p. 69
Introduction	p. 69
DesignDecisions	p. 69
An Overview	p. 71
Blops	p. 73
Processes	p. 74
Ports and Connections	p. 75
Port Features	p. 75
Creationand Destruction ofPorts	p. 77
Basic Port Types andTheir Connections	p. 78
PortMatching	p. 80
Events	p. 81
A Tutorial Example	p. 82
The Restaurant of Dining Philosophers	p. 83
General Description of the Implementation	p. 83
The Restaurant Blop and the Waiter Agent	p. 85
The Philosophers	p. 85
Implementation of a Prototype	p. 88
Introduction	p. 88
PT-PYM	p. 88
Concurrency and Object-Orientation Integration	p. 90
BlopsandAgents	p. 90
Ports and Port Managers	p. 91
Matching	p. 91
Connection Setup	p. 93
Events	p. 93
Discussion	p. 93
STL+-+ as a Coordination Language	p. 94
STL++ for MASs	p. 95
The Agent&Co Coordination Language	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Blops	p. 97
Agents	p. 98
Ports andConnections	p. 99
Matching	p. 99
Events	p. 100
Implementation	p. 100
Case Studies in STL++
Collective Robotics Simulation	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
GlobalStructure	p. 105
init Agent	p. 107
Sub-environment Blops	p. 107
init SimRobot Agent, New SimRobot_Evt Event	p. 109
SimRobot Agent	p. 110
subEnv Agent	p. 111
taxi Agent	p. 112
Trading System Simulation	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
The Trade World Blop	p. 116
The Brokers and the Broker Assistants	p. 116
The Trade Manager	p. 117
Transactions	p. 118
Conclusion	p. 121
Core STL++ Interfaces	p. 125
World Class	p. 125
Blop Class	p. 125
Agent Class	p. 126
Port Template Classes	p. 126
KK Stream Ports	p. 127
S-Stream Ports	p. 127
Blackboard Ports	p. 128
Group Ports	p. 129
Event Class	p. 129
Condition Classes	p. 129
Macros and Miscellaneous Functions	p. 130
STL Code Example	p. 133
Linda, Gamma and Manifold Code Examples	p. 135
Bibliography	p. 137
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