TY - GEN
T1 - A multi-agent architecture for distributed design
AU - Chira, Ovidiu
AU - Chira, Camelia
AU - Tormey, David
AU - Brennan, Attracta
AU - Roche, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Due to current trends in the design field towards virtual teams that collaborate over computer networks to achieve global optima in design, there is an increasing need for design teams to establish and maintain a cooperative work through effective communication, co-location, coordination and collaboration at the knowledge level. As problems become more complex, teamwork is becoming increasingly important. This paper proposes a multi-agent architecture to support multidisciplinary design teams that cooperate in a distributed design environment. Using ontologies and multi-agent systems, the proposed framework addresses resource allocation problems and aims to optimise design process operation and management.
AB - Due to current trends in the design field towards virtual teams that collaborate over computer networks to achieve global optima in design, there is an increasing need for design teams to establish and maintain a cooperative work through effective communication, co-location, coordination and collaboration at the knowledge level. As problems become more complex, teamwork is becoming increasingly important. This paper proposes a multi-agent architecture to support multidisciplinary design teams that cooperate in a distributed design environment. Using ontologies and multi-agent systems, the proposed framework addresses resource allocation problems and aims to optimise design process operation and management.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=7044224202&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-45185-3_20
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-45185-3_20
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:7044224202
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 213
EP - 224
BT - Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing - 1st International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, HoloMAS 2003, Proceedings
A2 - Marík, Vladimír
A2 - Marík, Vladimír
A2 - McFarlane, Duncan
A2 - Valckenaers, Paul
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 1st International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, HoloMAS 2003
Y2 - 1 September 2003 through 3 September 2003
ER -