Modeling of Network Cooperative Design of a Hydraulic System Based on Multi-Agent

2011 ◽  
Vol 317-319 ◽  
pp. 1424-1428
Author(s):  
Zhi Jun Feng ◽  
De Jian Zhou ◽  
Qi Fang Shen ◽  
Yan Hui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Hydraulic System ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Autonomous Agent ◽  
Cooperative Design ◽  
Improve Design ◽  
Distributed Structure ◽  
Global Target ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Resource Agent

To shorten the design period of a hydraulic system and achieve distributed cooperative design by experts, this paper proposes a model of the network collaborative design of a hydraulic system based on multi-agent technology. This model consists of three layers: the management agent layer, the middle agent layer and the resource agent layer. Its agent of the same layer adopts distributed structure, and each autonomous agent is constituted of a group of lower subordinate agents. This structure meets the need of distributed control of the cooperative design. By dynamic data exchange of agents, it carries out their communication, coordination and conflict resolution, and finally gets the global target. From the developed example, a multi-agent system can easily integrate existing engineering design tools with analysis tools. Its concurrent design process can improve design efficiency.

Negotiation within a multi-agent system for the collaborative design of light industrial buildings

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 389-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Anumba ◽  
Z. Ren ◽  
A. Thorpe ◽  
O.O. Ugwu ◽  
L. Newnham
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
Multi Agent

Forklift Hydraulic System Simulation Based on ADAMS

2012 ◽  
Vol 424-425 ◽  
pp. 598-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Min Wang ◽  
Chun Zhao ◽  
Jian Hua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic System ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Control Function ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Improve Design ◽  
Kinematics Simulation ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Motion Speed ◽  
Work Size ◽  
Control Functional

In order to improve design performance, shorten development cycles, reduce production cost, we design and research the forklift hydraulic system, developed forklift hydraulic system diagram. Forklift virtual prototype’s 3-D solid modeling is designed by Pro / E three-dimensional software, and imported into the ADAMS environment. Add constraints and drivers exert the control function separately to the tilting cylinder and lifting cylinder, carry on the kinematics simulation. Through the analysis to the compound motion actuation control functional arrangement、the compound motion speed graph、the gate’s tilt angle graph、the tilting cylinder stress graph and the lifting cylinder stress graph, he simulation result indicated: each cylinder design is reasonable, the movement without interference，the reasonable work scope satisfied to the work size request

A Model for Cooperative Design Based on Multi-Agent System

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 160-164
Author(s):  
Na Li ◽  
Yi Guo
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Design Environment ◽  
Knowledge Processing ◽  
Cooperative Design ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Design Result

Distributed cooperative design is carried out by teams located at different places. The regional limitation must be overcome to facilitate information exchange, knowledge processing, and design result exchange, etc., among the teams. This paper proposes a multi-agent based model for cooperative design. The model consists of five types of agents according to cooperative design environment and design activities. Integrated fine grained security mechanism into different agents is the major feature of this model.

scholarly journals Interliminal Design: Understanding cognitive heuristics to mitigate design distortion

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew McCollough ◽  
DeAunne Denmark ◽  
Donald Harker
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Cognitive Bias ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Systematic Errors ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Complex Environment ◽  
Improve Design ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Dialogic Inquiry

Cognitive heuristics are mental shortcuts adapted over time to enable rapid interpretation of our complex environment. They are intrinsic to human cognition and resist modification. Heuristics applied outside the context to which they are best suited are termed cognitive bias, and are the cause of systematic errors in judgment and reasoning. As both a cognitive and intuitive discipline, design by individuals is vulnerable to context-inappropriate heuristic usage. Designing in groups can act positively to counterbalance these tendencies, but is subject to heuristic misuse and biases particular to social environments. Mismatch between desired and actual outcomes– termed here, design distortion – occurs when such usage goes unnoticed and unaddressed, and can affect multiple dimensions of a system. We propose a methodology, interliminal design, emerging from the Program in Collaborative Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art, to specifically address the influence of cognitive heuristics in design. This adaptive approach involves reflective, dialogic, inquiry-driven practices intended to increase awareness of heuristic usage, and identify aspects of the design process vulnerable to misuse on both individual and group levels. By facilitating the detection and mitigation of potentially costly errors in judgment and decision-making that create distortion, such metacognitive techniques can meaningfully improve design.

Reexamining the relationship between design performance and the design process using reflection in action

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsien-Hui Tang ◽  
Yuying Y. Lee ◽  
Wenzhi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Statistical Testing ◽  
Improve Design ◽  
Design Performance ◽  
Reflection In Action ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractReflective actions in collaborative design can potentially improve design performance and results. This paper quantitatively reexamines the relationships between reflective activities and design performance during the collaborative design process in terms of reflection in action. Twenty sets of protocol data were encoded by a modified version of Valkenburg and Dorst's coding scheme. Using statistical testing, the relationship between the design performance and the number of activities plus the transitions was examined. A significant statistical correlation was found between the percentage of mature framing (setting up of a desired goal with sufficient follow-ups) and the overall performance. These quantitative results verify the qualitative findings of the previous study.

Planning Agent for Geriatric Residences

2011 ◽  
pp. 1316-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Bajo ◽  
Dante I. Tapia ◽  
Sara Rodríguez ◽  
Juan M. Corchado
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Autonomous Agent ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Learning And Adaptation ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Case Based

Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) have become increasingly relevant for developing distributed and dynamic intelligent environments. The ability of software agents to act somewhat autonomously links them with living animals and humans, so they seem appropriate for discussion under nature-inspired computing (Marrow, 2000). This paper presents AGALZ (Autonomous aGent for monitoring ALZheimer patients), and explains how this deliberative planning agent has been designed and implemented. A case study is then presented, with AGALZ working with complementary agents into a prototype environment-aware multi-agent system (ALZ-MAS: ALZheimer Multi-Agent System) (Bajo, Tapia, De Luis, Rodríguez & Corchado, 2007). The elderly health care problem is studied, and the possibilities of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (Sokymat, 2006) as a technology for constructing an intelligent environment and ascertaining patient location to generate plans and maximize safety are examined. This paper focuses in the development of natureinspired deliberative agents using a Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) (Aamodt & Plaza, 1994) architecture, as a way to implement sensitive and adaptive systems to improve assistance and health care support for elderly and people with disabilities, in particular with Alzheimer. Agents in this context must be able to respond to events, take the initiative according to their goals, communicate with other agents, interact with users, and make use of past experiences to find the best plans to achieve goals, so we propose the development of an autonomous deliberative agent that incorporates a Case-Based Planning (CBP) mechanism, derivative from Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) (Bajo, Corchado & Castillo, 2006), specially designed for planning construction. CBP-BDI facilitates learning and adaptation, and therefore a greater degree of autonomy than that found in pure BDI (Believe, Desire, Intention) architecture (Bratman, 1987). BDI agents can be implemented by using different tools, such as Jadex (Pokahr, Braubach & Lamersdorf, 2003), dealing with the concepts of beliefs, goals and plans, as java objects that can be created and handled within the agent at execution time.

scholarly journals Long-Term Adaptivity in Distributed Intelligent Systems: Study of ViaBots in a Simulated Environment

Robotics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Arturs Ardavs ◽  
Mara Pudane ◽  
Egons Lavendelis ◽  
Agris Nikitenko
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Autonomous Robots ◽  
Autonomous Agent ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Simulated Environment ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Distributed Intelligent Systems ◽  
Viable System

This paper proposes a long-term adaptive distributed intelligent systems model which combines an organization theory and multi-agent paradigm—ViaBots. Currently, the need for adaptivity in autonomous intelligent systems becomes crucial due to the increase in the complexity and diversity of the tasks that autonomous robots are employed for. To deal with the design complexity of such systems within the ViaBots model, each part of the modeled system is designed as an autonomous agent and the entire model, as a multi-agent system. Based on the viable system model, which is widely used to ensure viability, (i.e., long-term autonomy of organizations), the ViaBots model defines the necessary roles a system must fulfill to be capable to adapt both to changes in its environment (like changes in the task) and changes within the system itself (like availability of a particular robot). Along with static role assignments, ViaBots propose a mechanism for role transition from one agent to another as one of the key elements of long term adaptivity. The model has been validated in a simulated environment using an example of a conveyor system. The simulated model enabled the multi-robot system to adapt to the quantity and characteristics of the available robots, as well as to the changes in the parts to be processed by the system.

A Multi-Agent Framework for Collaborative Engineering Design and Optimization

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Hao ◽  
Weiming Shen ◽  
Zhan Zhang ◽  
Seong-Whan Park ◽  
Jai-Kyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Autonomous Agent ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Collaborative Engineering ◽  
Heterogeneous Agent ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Multi Agent

Agent technology is playing an increasingly important role in developing intelligent, distributed and collaborative applications. The innate difficulties of interoperation between heterogeneous agent communities and rapid construction of multi-agent systems have motivated the emergence of FIPA specifications and the proliferation of multi-agent system platforms or toolkits that implement FIPA specifications. In this paper, a FIPA compliant multi-agent framework called AADE (Autonomous Agent Development Environment) is presented. This framework, originating from the engineering fields, can facilitate the rapid development of collaborative engineering applications (especially in engineering design and manufacturing fields) through the provision of reusable packages of agent-level components and programming tools. An agent oriented engineering project on the development of an e-engineering design and optimization environment is designed and developed based on the facilities provided by the AADE framework.

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