An optimization algorithm for the coordinated hybrid agent framework

Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1730-1735

  Li, Howard ^a   Karray, Fakhri ^a   Basir, Otman ^a   Song, Insop ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frame work; Hybrid systems; Multi agent systems; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECENTRALIZED CONTROL; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

FRAME-WORK; HYBRID AGENTS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 27944507709     PISSN: 1062922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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