Simulation of a multi-agent protocol for task allocation in cooperative design

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn 3, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Sim, Kwang Mong ^a   Shiu, Simon Chi Keung ^a   Lam, Martin Bun ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE DESIGN; MULTIAGENT PROTOCOL; TASK ALLOCATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PETRI NETS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 17144458912     PISSN: 08843627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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