• KIPS Transactions on Software and Data Engineering
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.125-134
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• 2014

This paper proposes a multi-agent message transport architecture to support application areas which need fast message communications for close collaboration among agents. In the FIPA(Foundation of Intelligent Physical Agents) agent platform, all message transfer services among agents are in charge of a conceptual entity named ACC(Agent Communication Channel). In our multi-agent message transport architecture, the ACC is represented as a set of system agents named MTSA(Message Transfer Service Agent). The MTSA enables close collaboration among agents by supporting asynchronous communication, by using Reactor pattern to handle agent input messages efficiently, and by selecting optimal message transfer protocols according to the relative positional relationships of sender agents and receiver agents. The multi-agent framework SMAF(Small Multi-Agent Framework), which is implemented on the proposed multi-agent message transport architecture, shows better performance on message transfer among agents than JADE(Java Agent Development Environment) which is a well-known FIPA-compliant multi-agent framework. The faster the speed of message transfer of a multi-agent architecture becomes, the wider application areas the architecture can support.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.9-24
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• 2008

In this paper, we describes the design of software architecture supporting for healthcare context information service platform based on multi agent in home environment. In this platform, the DOGF supports the execute object and healthcare sensors and device's logical services grouping. JADE framework can support mobility in heterogeneous environment. The multi agents on platform order to support a healthcare context information service it will be able to divide. An agent collects an environment information from distributed devices. Another an agent follows mobile-device specific and it does a different service. And an agent where it manages like this. The mobile-proxy&agent is an interface part between DOGF and JADE, support data interchange or mobility pattern. For DOGF and JADE to provide healthcare context information service, we describes the design of multi agent software platform and multi agent classification by services. Finally we showed the system environments which is physical environments and prototype based on platfonn for healthcare context information services.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.555-561
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• 2008

This paper describes an e-Engineering framework to support collaborative design of automotive suspension systems developed at KIMM(Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials). The e-Engineering framework is proposed and developed on the base of the multi-layered software agents including engineering task agent which is generated from the domain knowledge of experts. The developed framework is aim to widely spread application to the small and medium enterprises by adopting open source technologies such as JADE (Java Agent Development Framework) and by using the independent characteristics related with applicant H/W and 81W system. This framework can provide an integrated design environment to support distributed personnel, design activities and engineering resources during product development process. For the validation of the system's applicability and efficiency, the several practical design processes for automotive suspension systems of RR/FR lower arms and RR cross member are applied and discussed.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.3-12
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• 2009

In recent years, the development of ubiquitous computing environment, according to the time, place, regardless of the environment changes dynamically based on providing a service. In particular, ubiquitous computing environment, education support services in the fields of education according to the principal of each member is required to provide personalized information. Therefore, this paper describes the education support system which provide adaptive information to member of education. The structure of the proposed system consists of mobile agents multi-agent system platform, JADE (Java Agent DEvelopment framework) is based. Also, we describes the design of agents for application services and the interaction model. In this paper, the performance of proposed system to verify availability, classroom teachers, students and parents and administrators as a service application based on the user's role to provide appropriate information system was implemented. Finally, we shows the result of user interface GUIs according to adaptive education services.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.308-320
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• 2007

A multi-agent and web based engineering framework concerning the automation of fatigue durability analysis for welded bogie frame of railway vehicles is presented. Mostly, this kind of design or analysis includes complex workflow, huge amounts of information processing, and problem solving. Macro programs of I-DEAS, APDL of ANSYS, and in-house fatigue code are utilized for parametric geometry representation, automatic mesh generation, static stress analysis, fatigue durability analysis, post-processing, and data sorting. The engineering framework is implemented on the JADE. Since every task requires a fairly complex process and specialized knowledge, the multi-agent based framework is very useful to keep the independency among several disciplines or tasks and to use distributed hardware and software resources. All engineering programs are integrated by XML wrapper. Related database of the engineering framework and web based user interfaces are also developed. A parametric study is carried out to take into account the effect of geometrical change of transom support bracket on its cumulative fatigue damage. The developed engineering framework reduced remarkably the time and costs required in designing and solving engineering problems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.1887-1892
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• 2005

In the future, a machine-tool will be more improved in the form of a knowledge evolution based device. In order to develop the knowledge evolution based machine-tool, this paper proposes the structure of standard M2M(Machine To Machine) and the scheme of agent communication in environment. The communication agent such as dialogue agent has a role of interfacing with another machine for cooperation. To design of the communication agent module in M2M environment, FIPA(Foundation of Intelligent Physical Agent) and ping agent based on JADE(Java Agent Development Framework) or FIPA-OS(Open Source) are analyzed in this study. Through this, it is expected that the agent communication can be more efficiently designed and the knowledge evolution based machine-tool can be hereafter more easily implemented.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.259-260
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• 2008

전력계통에서 발생하는 고장의 70-95%는 1선지락 고장이고, 1선지락 고장의 70-90%는 아크고장이다. 아크고장이 발생하였을 경우, 아크고장과 같은 일시고장을 제거하고 투입하는 방법으로 자동재폐로가 사용되며 적절한 자동재폐로는 계통의 신뢰도 향상과 안정도 유지의 역할을 수행한다. 또한 송전용량 증대 및 무효전력 제어를 위한 FACTS(Flexible AC Transmission System, 유연송전시스템)기기의 사용이 증가함에 따라 FACTS가 적용된 계통에서 자동재폐로 영향을 분석해야 할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 다양한 계통 상황을 보기 위해 기존의 멀티에이전트 기반의 자동재폐로가 적용된 계통에 FACTS을 적용하여 자동재폐로시의 영향을 분석하였다. EMTP와 JADE(Java Agent DEvelopment framework)를 이용하여 자동재폐로 계통 및 멀티에이전트 시스템을 모의하였으며, SVC(Static VAR Compensator)에 의한 영향을 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.958-961
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• 2005

This paper introduces the development of an integrated design system using Service-Oriented Architecture. The system is proposed and being developed based on several advanced technologies, such as multi-agents, Internet/web Service, workflow, database and is aiming to provide the successful fulfill our target of integrating personnel, design activities and engineering resources along a predefined engineering design project (workflow) during product development process. By using SOA concept, the system tries to separates the engineering process into the engineering knowledge and the usage of engineering tool. Consequently, the computing resources in organization can be fully utilized and thus the cost can be reduced. The system is being designed and developed on the base of JADE (Java Agent DEvelopment Framework).

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2010.06b
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• pp.318-323
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• 2010

최근 병원이 주체가 되어 유비쿼터스 인프라를 구축하여, 이를 기반으로 병원 구성원뿐만 아니라 환자에 이르기까지 다양한 병원 정보 서비스를 제공하기 위한 연구와 시범사업이 이루어지고 있는 추세이다. 본 논문에서는 u-병원 환경에서 위치기반 가이드 시스템을 제안한다. 제한한 시스템의 소프트웨어 구조는 기존 연구되었던 분산객체그룹프레임워크(Distributed Object Group Framework)와 JADE(Java Agent DEvelopment Framework)를 기반으로 한다. 특히, RFID를 이용한 실내 위치 추적 기술과 본 연구실에서 연구해온 분산 프레임워크를 바탕으로 병원을 대상으로 하여 환자의 위치에 따르는 각 검사실의 위치와 검사에 필요한 정보를 제공한다. 이를 위해 시스템을 구성하는 전체 시스템 구조와 구성요소 간 상호작용에 대해 기술하였다. 그리고 물리적인 환경을 보이고 시스템의 수행과정을 모바일 디바이스상의 사용자 GUI를 통해 보였다.