Title :
An optimization algorithm for the coordinated hybrid agent framework
Author :
Li, Howard ; Karray, Fakhri ; Basir, Otman ; Song, Insop
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The coordinated hybrid agent (CHA) framework for the control of multi-agent systems (MASs) has been used to model both the homogeneous and the heterogeneous multi-agent systems. In this framework, the control of the MASs is regarded as a decentralized control and coordination of agents. The CHA framework is able to implement coordination tasks for multi-agent systems. In this study, the optimization of MASs modelled by the CHA framework is studied. The time-driven dynamics and the event-driven dynamics for the optimization of a CHA system are given. The optimization problem of the MASs is analyzed. An example is also given to illustrate how to define the optimization problem for a CHA. The forward algorithm is also introduced for solving the optimization problem for a CHA system.
Keywords :
decentralised control; multi-agent systems; optimisation; agent coordination; coordinated hybrid agent; decentralized control; event-driven dynamic; forward algorithm; heterogeneous multiagent system; multiagent control system; optimization algorithm; time-driven dynamic; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Design engineering; Distributed control; Intelligent agent; Intelligent control; Multiagent systems; Process control; Systems engineering and theory; Weight control; Hybrid systems; framework; multi-agent systems; optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9298-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2005.1571398