A semisupervised multiagent system model to support consensus-reaching processes

IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 762-777

  Palomares, Iván ^a   Martínez, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consensus reaching process (CRP); fuzzy preference relation; group decision making (GDM); multiagent system

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

CONSENSUS MODELS; CONSENSUS REACHING PROCESS (CRP); CONSENSUS SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEGREE OF AUTONOMY; FUZZY PREFERENCE RELATIONS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; HUMAN SUPERVISION; MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM MODEL;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 84905577901     PISSN: 10636706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TFUZZ.2013.2272588     Document Type: Article

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