Author: Steven Nicolas WillmottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Coordination Structures for the Intelligent Control of Dynamic Distributed Systems
Author: Steven Nicolas WillmottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Coordination Control of Distributed Systems
Author: Jan H. van SchuppenPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319104071
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
This book describes how control of distributed systems can be advanced by an integration of control, communication, and computation. The global control objectives are met by judicious combinations of local and nonlocal observations taking advantage of various forms of communication exchanges between distributed controllers. Control architectures are considered according to increasing degrees of cooperation of local controllers: fully distributed or decentralized control, control with communication between controllers, coordination control, and multilevel control. The book covers also topics bridging computer science, communication, and control, like communication for control of networks, average consensus for distributed systems, and modeling and verification of discrete and of hybrid systems. Examples and case studies are introduced in the first part of the text and developed throughout the book. They include: control of underwater vehicles, automated-guided vehicles on a container terminal, control of a printer as a complex machine, and control of an electric power system. The book is composed of short essays each within eight pages, including suggestions and references for further research and reading. By reading the essays collected in the book Coordination Control of Distributed Systems, graduate students and post-docs will be introduced to the research frontiers in control of decentralized and of distributed systems. Control theorists and practitioners with backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering will find in the book information and inspiration to transfer to their fields of interest the state-of-art in coordination control.
Distributed Intelligent Systems
Author: Abdellah BedrouniPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387777024
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Distributed Intelligent Systems: A Coordination Perspective comprehensively answers commonly asked questions about coordination in agent-oriented distributed systems. Characterizing the state-of-the-art research in the field of coordination with regard to the development of distributed agent-oriented systems is a particularly complex endeavour; while existing books deal with specific aspects of coordination, the major contribution of this book lies in the attempt to provide an in-depth review covering a wide range of issues regarding multi-agent coordination in Distributed Artificial Intelligence. Key features: Unveils the lack of coherence and order that characterizes the area of research pertaining to coordination of distributed intelligent systems Examines coordination models, frameworks, strategies and techniques to enable the development of distributed intelligent agent-oriented systems Provides specific recommendations to realize more widespread deployment of agent-based systems
Distributed Intelligent Systems
Author: Abdellah BedrouniPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9780387777016
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Distributed Intelligent Systems: A Coordination Perspective comprehensively answers commonly asked questions about coordination in agent-oriented distributed systems. Characterizing the state-of-the-art research in the field of coordination with regard to the development of distributed agent-oriented systems is a particularly complex endeavour; while existing books deal with specific aspects of coordination, the major contribution of this book lies in the attempt to provide an in-depth review covering a wide range of issues regarding multi-agent coordination in Distributed Artificial Intelligence. Key features: Unveils the lack of coherence and order that characterizes the area of research pertaining to coordination of distributed intelligent systems Examines coordination models, frameworks, strategies and techniques to enable the development of distributed intelligent agent-oriented systems Provides specific recommendations to realize more widespread deployment of agent-based systems
Internet Process Coordination
Author: Dan C. MarinescuPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849314704
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Papers collected here, from a December 2001 workshop held at the University of Central Florida, examine topics related to process coordination and ubiquitous computing. Papers on coordination models discuss areas such as space-based coordination and open distributed systems, global virtual data structures, models of coordination and Web-based systems, and a coordination model for secure collaboration. Material on grid coordination examines the complexity of scheduling and coordination on computational grids, programming the grid with distributed objects, data sharing through virtual file systems, and dynamic data-driven application systems. Papers on intelligent coordination and ubiquitous computing look at terraforming cyberspace, thin middleware, and Internet security. There is no subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Controllability, Identification, and Randomness in Distributed Systems
Author: Marzieh Nabi-AbdolyousefiPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3319024299
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This interdisciplinary thesis involves the design and analysis of coordination algorithms on networks, identification of dynamic networks and estimation on networks with random geometries with implications for networks that support the operation of dynamic systems, e.g., formations of robotic vehicles, distributed estimation via sensor networks. The results have ramifications for fault detection and isolation of large-scale networked systems and optimization models and algorithms for next generation aircraft power systems. The author finds novel applications of the methodology in energy systems, such as residential and industrial smart energy management systems.
Readings in Distributed Artificial Intelligence
Author: Alan H. BondPublisher: Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN: 1483214443
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Most artificial intelligence research investigates intelligent behavior for a single agent--solving problems heuristically, understanding natural language, and so on. Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) is concerned with coordinated intelligent behavior: intelligent agents coordinating their knowledge, skills, and plans to act or solve problems, working toward a single goal, or toward separate, individual goals that interact. DAI provides intellectual insights about organization, interaction, and problem solving among intelligent agents. This comprehensive collection of articles shows the breadth and depth of DAI research. The selected information is relevant to emerging DAI technologies as well as to practical problems in artificial intelligence, distributed computing systems, and human-computer interaction. "Readings in Distributed Artificial Intelligence" proposes a framework for understanding the problems and possibilities of DAI. It divides the study into three realms: the natural systems approach (emulating strategies and representations people use to coordinate their activities), the engineering/science perspective (building automated, coordinated problem solvers for specific applications), and a third, hybrid approach that is useful in analyzing and developing mixed collections of machines and human agents working together. The editors introduce the volume with an important survey of the motivations, research, and results of work in DAI. This historical and conceptual overview combines with chapter introductions to guide the reader through this fascinating field. A unique and extensive bibliography is also provided.
Distributed Intelligent Systems
Author: Abdellah BedrouniPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9780387569314
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Distributed Intelligent Systems: A Coordination Perspective comprehensively answers commonly asked questions about coordination in agent-oriented distributed systems. Characterizing the state-of-the-art research in the field of coordination with regard to the development of distributed agent-oriented systems is a particularly complex endeavour; while existing books deal with specific aspects of coordination, the major contribution of this book lies in the attempt to provide an in-depth review covering a wide range of issues regarding multi-agent coordination in Distributed Artificial Intelligence. Key features: Unveils the lack of coherence and order that characterizes the area of research pertaining to coordination of distributed intelligent systems Examines coordination models, frameworks, strategies and techniques to enable the development of distributed intelligent agent-oriented systems Provides specific recommendations to realize more widespread deployment of agent-based systems
Intelligent Control for Future Autonomous Distributed Sensor Systems
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Key distributed coordination and control technologies needed for future deployable autonomous distributed systems were investigated. Specific tasks accomplished include: 1) identification and exploration of alternative distributed intelligent system architectures, methods for distributed data fusion, control, and coordination, and strategies that will increase the ability of the field to survive attacks, failures, and accidents, 2) development of new intelligent software agents that facilitate distributed coordination and control, and 3) creation of computer simulations for developing and testing alternative algorithms, considering tradeoffs, and evaluating the ability of the distributed system to achieve its goals when presented with a set of operational challenges. This approach allowed design alternatives to be explored, allowed trade-offs to be exposed, provided insight into the parameters that impact overall system performance, and facilitated the identification of requirements for further development.
Distributed Coordination of Multi-agent Networks
Author: Wei RenPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0857291696
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Distributed Coordination of Multi-agent Networks introduces problems, models, and issues such as collective periodic motion coordination, collective tracking with a dynamic leader, and containment control with multiple leaders, and explores ideas for their solution. Solving these problems extends the existing application domains of multi-agent networks; for example, collective periodic motion coordination is appropriate for applications involving repetitive movements, collective tracking guarantees tracking of a dynamic leader by multiple followers in the presence of reduced interaction and partial measurements, and containment control enables maneuvering of multiple followers by multiple leaders.