Collaborative multi-agent systems for construction equipment based on real-time field data capturing

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 14, Issue , 2009, Pages 204-228

  Zhang, Cheng ^a   Hammad, Amin ^b   Bahnassi, Homam ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Construction equipment; Field data capturing; Multi agent technology; Path planning; Real time

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION; FIELD DATA CAPTURING; MULTI-AGENT TECHNOLOGY; PATH PLANNING; REAL-TIME;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MACHINERY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 70350157044     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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