Distributed intelligence: overview of the field and its application in multi-robot systems
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Title: | Distributed intelligence: overview of the field and its application in multi-robot systems |
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Authors: | Parker, Lynne E. |
Keywords: | Distributed intelligence | Multi-robot systems | Multi-agent systems | Task allocation |
Knowledge Area: | Ciencia de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial |
Issue Date: | Mar-2008 |
Publisher: | Red de Agentes Físicos |
Citation: | PARKER, Lynne E. “Distributed intelligence: overview of the field and its application in multi-robot systems”. Journal of Physical Agents. Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 2008). ISSN 1888-0258, pp. 5-14 |
Abstract: | This article overviews the concepts of distributed intelligence, outlining the motivations for studying this field of research. First, common systems of distributed intelligence are classified based upon the types of interactions exhibited, since the type of interaction has relevance to the solution paradigm to be used. We outline three common paradigms for distributed intelligence — the bioinspired paradigm, the organizational and social paradigm, and the knowledge-based, ontological paradigm — and give examples of how these paradigms can be used in multi-robot systems. We then look at a common problem in multi-robot systems — that of task allocation — and show how the solution approach to this problem is very different depending upon the paradigm chosen for abstracting the problem. Our conclusion is that the paradigms are not interchangeable, but rather the selection of the appropriate paradigm is dependent upon the specific constraints and requirements of the application of interest. Further work is needed to provide guidance to the system designer on selecting the proper abstraction, or paradigm, for a given problem. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/12591 | http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/JoPha.2008.2.1.02 |
ISSN: | 1888-0258 |
DOI: | 10.14198/JoPha.2008.2.1.02 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Peer Review: | si |
Appears in Collections: | Journal of Physical Agents - 2008, Vol. 2, No. 1 |
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