A two-layered multi-agent reinforcement learning model and algorithm

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1366-1376

  Wang, Ben Nian ^a,b   Gao, Yang ^a   Chen, Zhao Qian ^a   Xie, Jun Yuan ^a   Chen, Shi Fu ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGLING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Layered model; Multi agent; Reinforcement learning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

INTERACTION LAYERS; LAYERED MODEL;

REINFORCEMENT LEARNING;

EID: 34547899534     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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