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A Multi-agent System for Executing Group Tasks

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Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems (KES 2003)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 2774))

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We have developed a multi-agent system to support the robust execution of group tasks by simulated vehicles or future unmanned systems. The system supports the dynamic creation of new groups for a specific task, using a co-ordination strategy appropriate for the task. The system includes a specialised user agent that provides an interface to a human controller. The user treats the system as providing a ‘pool’ of capabilities that can be tasked to achieve the user’s goals. The user may specify multi-phase missions that the system must attempt to complete and additionally can direct the system to undertake extra tasks that may remove assets from the main mission. The group plan execution framework allows the agents to re-organise to match the user’s requests.

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  1. QinetiQ Ltd Malvern Technology Centre, St Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3PS, UK

    Jeremy W. Baxter & Graham S. Horn

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  1. Jeremy W. Baxter
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  1. Computing Laboratory, Oxford University, Parks Road, OXI 3QD, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Vasile Palade

  2. Centre for SMART Systems, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, BN2 4GJ, Brighton, UK

    Robert J. Howlett

  3. Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Adelaide, Australia

    Lakhmi Jain

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Baxter, J.W., Horn, G.S. (2003). A Multi-agent System for Executing Group Tasks. In: Palade, V., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2774. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45226-3_96

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