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International Conference on Worldwide Computing and Its Applications

WWCA 1997: Worldwide Computing and Its Applications pp 106–121Cite as

Teamwork via team plans in intelligent autonomous agent systems

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Abstract

Intelligent agent systems are developing into an important paradigm in Artificial Intelligence and in general computer science. An agent can be seen as an autonomous system that perceives and acts on its environment, performing tasks and pursuing goals independently of user control. Recently, there has been much research interest directed toward the design of multi-agent systems that act collaboratively on tasks that are too complex for any single agent to perform on its own. We discuss the design and implementation of teamwork amongst autonomous agent systems. In particular, we describe an approach, using team plans, that addresses a number of important issues, such as: balancing autonomous behaviour with commitment to team behaviour; team formation; distribution of tasks amongst team members; coordination and synchronisation of actions.

Much of the work described here was supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Intelligent Decision Systems, Melbourne, Australia

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  1. Computer Science Dept., RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Australia

    Lawrence Cavedon

  2. Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute, 171 LaTrobe St., Melbourne, Australia

    Anand Rao

  3. Computer Science Dept., Uni. of Melbourne, Grattan St., Parkville, Australia

    Liz Sonenberg & Gil Tidhar

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Cavedon, L., Rao, A., Sonenberg, L., Tidhar, G. (1997). Teamwork via team plans in intelligent autonomous agent systems. In: Masuda, T., Masunaga, Y., Tsukamoto, M. (eds) Worldwide Computing and Its Applications. WWCA 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1274. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-63343-X_41

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