scholarly journals INTEGRATED AGENT‐BASED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT: CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Tatari ◽  
Mirosław Skibniewski
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Construction Equipment ◽  
Equipment Management ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Wireless Technology ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Automated Data Integration ◽  
Decision Errors

Effective management of equipment is crucial for the success of construction firms. Inadequate manual processes of equipment management and the subjective decisions of equipment managers usually result in major losses in construction firms, hence, the economy. The main purpose of this paper is to introduce an agent‐based equipment management system aiming to increase integration and automation, and to minimise decision errors. Recent research on agent technology allows the proposition of an automated and integrated application for equipment management. The proposed application makes use of the current databases of the firm and adds wireless technology to construction equipment for automated data integration.

scholarly journals Agent Based Onboard Firefighting System

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Sumić ◽  
Lada Maleš ◽  
Marko Rosić
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Simulation Environment ◽  
Agent Based

This paper presents a model of agent-based architecture for fighting fires on ships. The introduction of agent technology in firefighting decision-making is a step towards safe autonomous vessels. The human factor can be excluded through the introduction of agent-based technology for the detection and extinguishing of fires onboard ships. The aim is to reduce the number of injuries and deaths, and minimize loss of ships and cargo. Another advantage of agent-based technology is its easy interoperability with other automated onboard systems. The presented model was implemented on a prototype in a simulation environment. The results of the experiment conducted on the implemented prototype are also presented.

Applications of Intelligent Agents in Mobile Commerce

2018 ◽  
pp. 566-603
Author(s):  
Suresh Sankaranarayanan ◽  
Subramaniam Ganesan
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Exponential Growth Rate ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
Exponential Rates

Mobile phone usage and its adoption have been growing at exponential rates. It is this exponential growth rate that has led many to predict Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce) as the next major evolution of Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce). While M-Commerce comes rich with unique features, it is currently lacking in usage when compared to traditional e-commerce. There are many challenges that must be addressed in this respect. These challenges are mostly inherent in the mobile devices, communication network, legal and regulatory infrastructure. The use of agents in e-commerce has long been explored in the context, resulting in a number of agent based e-commerce systems. It is not surprising then to note that many researchers believe that the problems that the M-Commerce now faces can be addressed well using agent technology. While there is an abundance of information on the use of agent based systems in other areas, there has been no great surge yet in the use of agent based systems in real world M-Commerce applications. We believe that this slow adoption of this agent technology is due to a lack of standards. There has been a quite an amount of research work carried out in the use of software intelligent agents in the M-Commerce applications like Shopping, Hotel, and Airline industries. These are outlined in the paper with appropriate screenshots and descriptions.

Using Agent Technology for Company Knowledge Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 1862-1879
Author(s):  
Victoria Yoon ◽  
Barbara Broome ◽  
Rahul Singh ◽  
Tor Guimaraes
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Expert System ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Decision Processes ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Complex Decision ◽  
A Company ◽  
Practical Implications

Emerging agent-based systems offer a new means of effectively managing knowledge to address complex decision processes, thereby enabling solutions to many real problems that have heretofore appeared intractable. This article presents an overview of expert system and agent technologies, and shows the latter as a powerful extension of artificial intelligence for systems development. To illustrate, a system developed first using an expert system approach and then an agent-based approach is used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the agent-based approach. Last, the practical implications of a company adoption of agent-based technology for systems development are addressed.

Patterns for Designing Agent-Based E-Business Systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 2367-2388
Author(s):  
Michael Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Agent Technology ◽  
Online Auction ◽  
Critical Systems ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Architectural Patterns ◽  
User Tasks

Agents are rapidly emerging as a new paradigm for developing software applications. They are being used in an increasing variety of applications, ranging from relatively small systems such as assistants to large, open, mission-critical systems like electronic marketplaces. One of the most promising areas of applications for agent technology is e-business. In this chapter, we describe a group of architectural patterns for agent-based e-business systems. These patterns relate to front-end e-business activities that involve interaction with the user, and delegation of user tasks to agents. Patterns capture well-proven, common solutions, and guide developers through the process of designing systems. This chapter should be of interest to designers of e-business systems using agent technology. The description of the patterns is followed by the case study of an online auction system to which the patterns have been applied.

Methodological foundations for agent-based systems

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL FISHER ◽  
JÖRG MÜLLER ◽  
MICHAEL SCHROEDER ◽  
GEOF STANIFORD ◽  
GERD WAGNER
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Dynamic Control ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Cooperative Interactions ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Internal Change ◽  
High Level ◽  
Development Methods ◽  
Standard Software

In spite of the rapid spread of agent technology, there is, as yet, little evidence of an engineering approach to the development of agent-based systems. In particular, development methods for these systems are relatively rare. One of the key reasons for this is the inadequacy of standard software development approaches for these new, and fundamentally different, agent-based systems. Traditional software development methods often lack the flexibility to handle high-level concepts such as an agent's dynamic control of its own behaviour, its ability to represent cooperative interactions, and its mechanisms for representing internal change, assumptions, objectives, and the uncertainty inherent in its interactions with the real-world.

Development of a Multi-Project Production Planning and Scheduling System With Agent Technology

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xutang Zhang ◽  
Xinhua Liu ◽  
Gaoliang Peng
Keyword(s):  
Production Planning ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Intelligent System ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Production Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Definition Of

This study intends to propose an intelligent system with agent technology in order to realize integration and cooperation of multi-project production planning and scheduling process. The agent-based system framework, in which various intelligent agents worked together to perform multi-project production planning and scheduling tasks in an autonomous and collaborative way, is put forward. The system consists of three categories of agents and functional definition of each intelligent agent is presented. Moreover, agents communication mechanism and cooperation sequence diagram are proposed. Furthermore, an intelligent algorithm based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation is designed to resolve competition conflicts among the agents. Finally, an experiment example was illustrated and the algorithm was demonstrated feasible and efficient.

CoMem: Designing an interaction experience for reuse of rich contextual knowledge from a corporate memory

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. FRUCHTER ◽  
P. DEMIAN
Keyword(s):  
Prototype System ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Knowledge Reuse ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Corporate Memory ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Design Knowledge Reuse

Managing and reusing knowledge in architecture, engineering, and construction firms can lead to greater competitive advantage, improved designs, and more effective management of constructed facilities. However, reuse often fails because knowledge is not captured; it is captured out of context, rendering it not reusable; or there are no formal mechanisms for finding and retrieving reusable knowledge. This paper presents ongoing research on design knowledge reuse that introduces the notion of knowledge in context from a corporate perspective. We argue that in order for knowledge to be reusable, the user should be able to see the rich context in which this knowledge was originally created and interact with it. We call a repository of such knowledge in context the corporate memory. We describe empirical observations of designers reusing knowledge from their personal design experiences. Based on these observations, we formalize two key activities in the process of knowledge reuse from a corporate repository: finding reusable items and understanding these items in context. We formalize six degrees of exploration that lead to understanding. We describe a prototype system, CoMem, that supports these activities. CoMem is distinguished from the document-centric state of practice solutions by its approach of “overview first, zoom and filter, and then details on demand.” In order to accomplish this approach we propose three metaphors: corporate map, fisheye lens, and storyteller. These metaphors and their implementation in CoMem are illustrated using an industry scenario.

scholarly journals Software agents: Languages, tools, platforms

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costin Bădică ◽  
Zoran Budimac ◽  
Hans-Dieter Burkhard ◽  
Mirjana Ivanovic
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Software Agents ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Software Agent ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Developing Area

The main goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the rapidly developing area of software agents serving as a reference point to a large body of literature and to present the key concepts of software agent technology, especially agent languages, tools and platforms. Special attention is paid on significant languages designed and developed in order to support implementation of agent-based systems and their applications in different domains. Afterwards, in the paper a number of useful and practically used tools and platforms that are available and support activities or phases of the process of agent-oriented software development are presented.

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