Agent-oriented modeling and development of a system for crisis management.
Highlights: A multi-agent-based approach for management with a novel interaction organization pattern. Emergent organization of peers according to circumstances with an efficient use of messages. Detailed comparison with the most similar work, the RoboCup Rescue project. Implementation of a system for the of a poisonous material spread in a city. Development of tests for validating the system and showing its performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]/nCopyright of Expert Systems with Applications is the property of Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
of certain overloading metrics and a careful design of the MAS
Simulation development and testing
A full MAS development has been carried out as basis for the validation of the pattern.In order to validate the organization, the paper presents its modeling and development with the Ingenias methodology, conforming the corresponding MAS. This development follows a model-driven approach, which allows a smooth transition from the specification to the code, and a low-cost testing of the system with different settingsThe MAS has been tested with 600 agents representing 200 citizens, showing its performance.The first test is called General Test, and its purposes are to check (1) that the closest citizen with medical capabilities is asked to come for helping a citizen that asks for help, and (2) that the new affected location is updated in the map of the official services.The second test, called Only One Comes Test, is aimed at checking that each affected citizen is only assisted by one citizen with medical .The goal of the third test, called One By One Test, is to check that each citizen with medical capabilities is not simultaneously asked to attend several citizens.
Three tests:The first test is called General Test, and its purposes are to check (1) that the closest citizen with medical capabilities is asked to come for helping a citizen that asks for help, and (2) that the new affected location is updated in the map of the official services.The second test, called Only One Comes Test, is aimed at checking that each affected citizen is only assisted by one citizen with medical .The goal of the third test, called One By One Test, is to check that each citizen with medical capabilities is not simultaneously asked to attend several citizens.
This paper presents a novel approach that includes an interaction organization pattern for Multi-agent Systems (MASs) in management, abstracted from several existing case studies in which the agents follow a sequence of interactions and the organization must optimize the use of human resources..
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