This paper reports on a development process for determining a suitable algorithm for application ... more This paper reports on a development process for determining a suitable algorithm for application withm agent based shop floor control systems. In particular, the algorithm discussed here is focussed on the achievement of high and consistent levels of production throughput in a ...
Abstract. Obligations, permissions and prohibitions, are a useful abstraction to specify and regu... more Abstract. Obligations, permissions and prohibitions, are a useful abstraction to specify and regulate the actions of self-interested software agents in open, heterogeneous systems. Any realistic account of such norms must address their dynamic nature: prohibitions can be lifted, obligations can be fulfilled and permissions can be revoked as a result of agents' behaviours. These norms may at times conflict with one another, that is, an action may be simultaneously prohibited and obliged (or prohibited and permitted). In this paper, we ...
NoA is an agent architecture that supports the development of agents motivated by norms: ob liga... more NoA is an agent architecture that supports the development of agents motivated by norms: ob ligations, permissions and prohibitions. Obliga tions motivate a normative agent to act: a motive to achieve a state of affairs or to perform some action. Prohibitions restrict an agent's behaviour, whereas permissions allow an agent to pursue certain activities. To test the architecture, NoA agents arc applied to automated business transac tion scenarios where the correct execution of contracts is paramount to create a situation of trust.
This paper reports on a development process for determining a suitable algorithm for application ... more This paper reports on a development process for determining a suitable algorithm for application withm agent based shop floor control systems. In particular, the algorithm discussed here is focussed on the achievement of high and consistent levels of production throughput in a ...
Abstract. Obligations, permissions and prohibitions, are a useful abstraction to specify and regu... more Abstract. Obligations, permissions and prohibitions, are a useful abstraction to specify and regulate the actions of self-interested software agents in open, heterogeneous systems. Any realistic account of such norms must address their dynamic nature: prohibitions can be lifted, obligations can be fulfilled and permissions can be revoked as a result of agents' behaviours. These norms may at times conflict with one another, that is, an action may be simultaneously prohibited and obliged (or prohibited and permitted). In this paper, we ...
NoA is an agent architecture that supports the development of agents motivated by norms: ob liga... more NoA is an agent architecture that supports the development of agents motivated by norms: ob ligations, permissions and prohibitions. Obliga tions motivate a normative agent to act: a motive to achieve a state of affairs or to perform some action. Prohibitions restrict an agent's behaviour, whereas permissions allow an agent to pursue certain activities. To test the architecture, NoA agents arc applied to automated business transac tion scenarios where the correct execution of contracts is paramount to create a situation of trust.
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