A multiagent approach to manage communication in wireless instrumentation systems

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-503

  Jamont, J P ^a   Occello, M ^a   Lagreze A ^a  

^a Grenoble Institute of Technology   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Emergence; Functional integrity; Middleware; Multiagent systems; Self organization; Wireless instrumentation systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MULTI-AGENT; COMMUNICATION LINKS; COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT; DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; MULTI-AGENT; MULTI-AGENT APPROACH; SELF-ORGANIZATION PROCESS; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; SIMULATION RESULT; WIRELESS INSTRUMENTATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMMUNICATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; INSTRUMENT COMPONENTS; MIDDLEWARE;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 76849109664     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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