Title :
A synchronization device for resource sharing in multi-agent systems
Author :
Song, Yijun ; Zhang, Zhan ; Ghenniwa, Hamada ; Shen, Weiming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Multi-agent systems have been recognized as a promising solution for developing collaborative design and manufacturing systems. Resource sharing is one of the key issues that need to be addressed effectively in these systems. Effective resources utilization usually requires solving the synchronization interdependency problem among the agents. This paper addresses the synchronization interdependency problem and provides an effective solution for resource sharing at runtime. Also, it describes a proof-of-concept prototype implementation of the synchronization device using coordinated, intelligent rational agent model and the JADE platform.
Keywords :
Java; multi-agent systems; parallel processing; resource allocation; software agents; synchronisation; JADE platform; intelligent rational agent model; multi-agent system; mutual exclusion; proof-of-concept prototype implementation; resource sharing; synchronization device; Collaboration; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Councils; Design engineering; Manufacturing systems; Multiagent systems; Prototypes; Resource management; Runtime;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2005. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-84600-002-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2005.194218
