Bridging the gap between ABM and MAS: A disaster-rescue simulation using Jason and NetLogo

Computers

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Luna Ramirez, Wulfrano Arturo ^a,b   Fasli, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; BDI agents; Disaster rescue simulations; Jason; Multi agent systems; NetLogo

Indexed keywords

EID: 85056776753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2073431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/computers7020024     Document Type: Article

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