Modeling and analysis of a simple manufacturing-oriented multi-agent system

Citation
P. Levi et al., Modeling and analysis of a simple manufacturing-oriented multi-agent system, DISCR D N S, 5(1), 2000, pp. 35-45
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
DISCRETE DYNAMICS IN NATURE AND SOCIETY
ISSN journal
10260226 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
35 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
1026-0226(2000)5:1<35:MAAOAS>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Due to the autonomy of individual agents and the use of the concept of dist ributed planning, multi-agent systems (MAS) represent a promising approach to achieve fault-tolerant self-organizing manufacturing systems, In this ar ticle, a basic component of a manufacturing-oriented MAS is presented, The negotiation strategies are formulated in such a way that they, on the one h and, guarantee considerable flexibility of the basic component itself, and, on the other hand, enable the construction of more complex systems built u p from several components, On the basis of this single component, it is sho wn that the dynamics of such systems without appropriate control mechanisms can be chaotic. Such behaviour is, however, unwanted in practice and must therefore be stabilized or avoided, In order to develop appropriate tools f or this task, the dynamic behaviour of the system is investigated using con cepts and methods of synergetics and the theory of nonlinear dynamical syst ems.