Extending process automation systems with multi-agent techniques
| Autor: | Ilkka Seilonen, Kari Koskinen, Teppo Pirttioja |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Flexibility (engineering)
Computer science Computer-automated design Distributed computing Multi-agent system Control (management) Reconfigurability Totally integrated automation Process automation system ComputingMethodologies_ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE Artificial Intelligence Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Scenario testing Simulation |
| Zdroj: | Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 22:1056-1067 |
| ISSN: | 0952-1976 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.engappai.2008.10.007 |
| Popis: | This paper presents a design of a process automation system extended with multi-agent systems (MAS) and experiments with its implementation. According to this design, MAS can be used to extend the functionality of ordinary process automation systems at higher levels of control. Anticipated benefits of this include enhanced reconfigurability, responsiveness and flexibility of the resulting automation system. The design also takes into account particular characteristics of process automation. An agent platform for process automation is presented as a basis for applying MAS. A FIPA-compliant agent platform is extended with process automation specific functionality. The platform utilizes a hierarchical agent organization and a BDI-agent model. Two applications are implemented using the platform. One of these shows how the techniques of distributed planning can be applied in discrete control. The other provides a model for supervisory continuous control using the techniques of distributed search. Experiments performed with a laboratory test environment using the applications are presented. They are able to demonstrate the feasibility of the approach in test scenarios. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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