Multi-agent support in a middleware for mission-driven heterogeneous sensor networks

Computer Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 406-420

  Pignaton De Freitas, Edison ^a,b   Heimfarth, Tales ^b,c   Pereira, Carlos Eduardo ^b   Morado Ferreira, Armando ^d   Rech Wagner, Flávio ^b   Larsson, Tony ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^d MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

Author keywords

dynamic scenarios; multi agent reasoning; reflective middleware; sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS DECISION; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS; HETEROGENEOUS SENSOR NETWORKS; HETEROGENEOUS SENSORS; HUMAN OPERATOR; MULTI-AGENT; MULTI-AGENT REASONING; MULTIAGENT FRAMEWORK; NETWORK ADAPTATION; NETWORK NODE; NETWORK PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; REFLECTIVE MIDDLEWARE; SENSOR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY; TARGET APPLICATION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; MIDDLEWARE; SENSOR NETWORKS;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 79952145171     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: 14602067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxp105     Document Type: Article

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