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Research of soccer robot system strategies

  • Sugisaka, Masanori;Kiyomatsu, Toshiro;Hara, Masayoshi
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.92.4-92
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, as an ideal test bed for studies on multi-agent system, the multiple micro robot soccer playing system is introduced at first. The construction of such experimental system has involved lots of kinds of challenges such as sensors fusing, robot designing, vision processing, motion controlling, and especially the cooperation planning of those robots. So in this paper we want to stress emphasis on how to evolve the system automatically based on the model of behavior-based learning in multi-agent domain. At first we present such model in common sense and then apply it to the realistic experimental system . At last we will give some results showing that the proposed approach is feasi...

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Improved Dynamic Subjective Logic Model with Evidence Driven

  • Qiang, Jiao-Hong;Xin, Wang-Xin;Feng, Tian-Jun
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.630-642
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    • 2015
  • In Jøsang's subjective logic, the fusion operator is not able to fuse three or more opinions at a time and it cannot consider the effect of time factors on fusion. Also, the base rate (a) and non-informative prior weight (C) could not change dynamically. In this paper, we propose an Improved Subjective Logic Model with Evidence Driven (ISLM-ED) that expands and enriches the subjective logic theory. It includes the multi-agent unified fusion operator and the dynamic function for the base rate (a) and the non-informative prior weight (C) through the changes in evidence. The multi-agent unified fusion operator not only meets the commutative and associative law but is also consistent with the researchers's cognitive rules. A strict mathematical proof was given by this paper. Finally, through the simulation experiments, the results show that the ISLM-ED is more reasonable and effective and that it can be better adapted to the changing environment.

The Analysis of Flatland Challenge Winners' Multi-agent Methodologies

  • Choi, BumKyu;Kim, Jong-Kook
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2021.05a
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    • pp.369-372
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    • 2021
  • Scheduling the movements of trains in the modern railway system is becoming essential and important. Swiss Federal Railway Company (SBB) and machine learning researchers began collaborating to make a simulation environment and held a Flatland challenge. In this paper, the methodologies of the winners of this competition are analyzed to achieve insight and research trends. This problem is similar to the Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) and Vehicle Rescheduling Problem (VRSP). The potential of the attempted methods from the Flatland challenge to be applied to various transportation systems as well as railways is discussed.

A Multiagent System for Workflow-Based Bioinformatics Tool Integration

  • Sohn, Bong-Ki;Lee, Keon-Myung;Kim, Hak-Joon
    • International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.133-137
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    • 2003
  • Various bioinformatics tools for biological data processing have been developed and most of them are available in public. Most bioinformatics works are carried out by a composite application of those tools. Several integration approaches have been proposed for easy use of the tools. This paper proposes a new multi agent system to integrate bioinformatics tools in the perspective of workflow since the composite applications of tools can be regarded as workflows. For the easy integration, the proposed system employs wrapper agents for existing tools, uses XML-based messages in the inter-agent communication, and agents are supposed to extract necessary information from the received messages. This allows new tools to be easily added on the integration framework. The proposed method allows various control structures in workflow definition and provides the progress monitoring capability of the on-going workflows. In particular, agents in this system have the rule-based architecture which allows the defined rule set to be a special role agent. This feature provides fast and flexible agent development to aid in managing the complexity of bioinformatics application. This system has been partially implemented and has been proven to be a viable implementation for workflow-based bioinformatics tool integration.

Development of Pilot Plant for Distributed Intelligent Management System of Microgrids (멀티에이전트 시스템을 이용한 마이크로그리드 분산 지능형 관리시스템 파일럿 플랜트 개발)

  • Oh, Sang-Jin;Yoo, Cheol-Hee;Chung, Il-Yop;Lim, Jae-Bong
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.62 no.3
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    • pp.322-331
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    • 2013
  • This paper describes the development of the pilot plant of distributed intelligent management system for a microgrid. For optimal control and management of microgrids, intelligent agents area applied to the microgrid management system. Each agent includes intelligent algorithms to make decisions on behalf of the corresponding microgrid entity such as distributed generators, local loads, and so on. To this end, each agent has its own resources to evaluate the system conditions by collecting local information and also communicating with other agents. This paper presents key features of the data communication and management of the developed pilot plant such as the construction of mesh network using local wireless communication techniques, the autonomous agent coordination schemes using plug-and-play functions of agents and contract net protocol (CNP) for decision-making. The performance of the pilot plant and developed algorithms are verified via real-time microgrid test bench based on hardware-in-the-loop simulation systems.

U-Silvercare Service based on Context-awareness (상황인식 기반의 U-Silvercare서비스)

  • Choi, Bo-Kyoung;Youn, Hee-Yong
    • Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.200-207
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    • 2009
  • U-Healthcare is more efficient as a solving method for health problems rather than visiting the hospital. Recently, systems have been studied to offer appropriate service to user, which gather and analyze biological signals of a user and context information around the user from a variety of sensors. The existing systems for U-Healthcare are based on domain specific service so it is difficult to expand and link to other systems. Also, they lack services focusing on the specific quality of the user, because they offer a general service which targets a lot of users. To address this problem, we expand an extensibility of system using the context-awareness agent based on multi-agents. Also, we provide the suitable services which match with the context information of user to each user using the modeling toolkit JaUCE based on GUI. We design and implement U-Silvercare service to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed context-awareness agent and modeling toolkit.

The Integrated Control Model for the Freeway Corridors based on Multi-Agent Approach (멀티 에이전트를 이용한 도로정체에 따른 교통흐름 예측 및 통합제어)

  • Cho, Ki-Yong;Bae, Chul-Ho;Lee, Jung-Hwan;Chu, Yul;Suh, Myung-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.84-92
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    • 2006
  • Freeway Corridors consist of urban freeways and parallel arterials that drivers can use alternatively. Ramp metering in freeways and signal control in arterials are contemporary traffic control methods that have been developed and applied in order to improve traffic conditions of freeway corridors. However, most of the existing studies have focused on either optimal ramp metering in freeways, or progression signal strategies between arterial intersections. There have been no traffic control systems in Korea that integrates the freeway ramp metering and arterial signal control. The effective control strategies for freeway operations may cause negative effects on arterial traffic. On the other hand, traffic congestion and bottleneck phenomenon of arterials due to the increasing peak-hour travel demand and ineffective signal operation may generate an accessibility problem to freeway ramps. Thus, the main function of the freeway which is the through-traffic process has not been successful. The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated control model that connects freeway ramp metering systems and signal control systems in arterial intersections. And Optimization of integrated control model which consists of ramp metering and signal control is another purpose. Optimization results are verified by comparison with the results from MATDYMO.

The Integrated Control Model for the Freeway Corridors based on Multi-Agent Approach I : Simulation System & Modeling for Optimization (멀티 에이전트를 이용한 도로정체에 따른 교통흐름 예측 및 통합제어 I : 시뮬레이션 시스템 개발 및 최적화를 위한 모델링)

  • Cho, Ki-Yong;Bae, Chul-Ho;Kim, Hyun-Jun;Chu, Yul;Suh, Myung-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.8-15
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    • 2007
  • Freeway corridors consist of urban freeways and parallel arterials that drivers can use alternatively. Ramp metering in freeways and signal control in arterials are contemporary traffic control methods that have been developed and applied in order to improve traffic conditions of freeway corridors. However, most of the existing studies have focused on either optimal ramp metering in freeways, or progression signal strategies between arterial intersections. There have been no traffic control systems in Korea that integrates the freeway ramp metering and arterial signal control. The effective control strategies for freeway operations may cause negative effects on arterial traffic. On the other hand, traffic congestion and bottleneck phenomenon of arterials due to the increasing peak-hour travel demand and ineffective signal operation may generate an accessibility problem to freeway ramps. Thus, the main function of the freeway which is the through-traffic process has not been successful. The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated control model that connects freeway ramp metering systems and signal control systems in arterial intersections. And Optimization of integrated control model which consists of ramp metering and signal control is another purpose. The design of experiment, neural network, and simulated annealing are used for optimization.

Intelligent Hybrid Modular Architecture for Multi Agent System

  • Lee, Dong-Hun;Baek, Seung-Min;Kuc, Tae-Yong;Chung, Chae-Wook
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.896-902
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of the study of multi-robot system is to realize multi-robot system easy for the control of robot system in case robot is adapted in the complicated environment of task structure. The purpose of the study of multi-robot system is to realize multi-robot system easy for the control of robot system in case robot is adapted in the complicated environment of task structure. To make real time control possible by making effective use of recognized information in this dynamic environment, suitable distribution of tasks should be made in consideration of function and role of each performing robots. In this paper, IHMA (Intelligent Hybrid Modular Architecture) of Intelligent combined control architecture which utilizes the merits of deliberative and reactive controllers will be suggested and its efficiency will be evaluated through the adaptation of control architecture to representative multi-robot system.

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Agent-based System for Complex Decision Making and Negotiation: Application to Virtual Manufacturing (복잡한 의사결정과 협상 환경을 위한 에이전트 기반 시스템: 가상생산 응용)

  • Lee, Kyoung-Jun;Chang, Yong-Sik;Choi, Hyung-Rim;Kim, Hyun-Soo;Park, Young-Jae;Park, Byung-Joo
    • Information Systems Review
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.223-236
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    • 2002
  • In an agent-based system, each agent has its own decision making capability and competes, cooperates, and communicates each other with an agent interface. Virtual manufacturing has characteristics as a typical application area of agent-based system: complex and time-bound decision making and negotiation. The time-boundness influences the choice of decision making models and design of protocols for internal and external negotiation. In this paper, we provide a case study which suggests a time-bound framework for external and internal negotiation between the agents for virtual manufacturing environment. We illustrate decision making model selection strategy and the system architecture of the agent-based system for the complex and time-bound environment.