Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing

by Marik, Vladimir; Vyatkin, Valeriy; Colombo, Armando W.

• ISBN13: 9783540744788
• ISBN10: 3540744789
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-30
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems held in September 2007. The 39 full papers were selected from among 63 submissions. They are organized into topical sections covering theoretical and methodological issues, algorithms and technologies, implementation and validation, applications, and supply chain management.

Table of Contents

Invited Talks
The Past, Present, and Future of IEC 61499	p. 1
Can Multi-Agents Wake Us from IC Design Productivity Nightmare?	p. 15
Motivation
From Intelligent Agents to Intelligent Beings	p. 17
Multi-agent Reflection in Autonomic Systems	p. 27
Auctions with Arbitrary Deals	p. 37
Architectures and Services
Service Composition in Holonic Multiagent Systems: Model-Driven Choreography and Orchestration	p. 47
Flexible Roles in a Holonic Multi-Agent System	p. 59
Agent-Based Inter-Organizational Workflow Management System	p. 71
Co-operative Co-evolutionary System for Solving Dynamic VRPTW Problems with Crisis Situations	p. 81
Anonymity Architecture for Mobile Agent Systems	p. 93
SitCom - Development Platform for Multimodal Perceptual Services	p. 104
New Technologies and Techniques
An Ontology-Based Reconfiguration Agent for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems	p. 114
Methods to Observe the Clustering of Agents Within a Multi-Agent System	p. 127
Distributed Director Facilitator in a Multiagent Platform for Networked Embedded Controllers	p. 137
Agent Methods for Network Intrusion Detection and Response	p. 149
Detecting Intrusions in Agent System by Means of Exception Handling	p. 161
Smart Caching Algorithm for Software Agents Based on Re-Execution Probability	p. 173
Planning and Scheduling
Metaheuristic Agent Teams for Job Shop Scheduling Problems	p. 185
Distributed Production Scheduling Using Federated Agent Architecture	p. 195
A Study on Real-Time Scheduling for Holonic Manufacturing Systems - Simulation for Estimation of Future Status by Individual Holons	p. 205
Adaptive Planning for Supply Chain Networks	p. 215
An Agent Based Modelling Approach for Stochastic Planning Parameters	p. 225
Design Issues
A Holonic Metamodel for Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design	p. 237
Using Adaptable Design to Classify Interactions Within a Distributed Control Architecture	p. 247
Application of the Holonic Approach in Distributed Control Systems Designing	p. 257
Design and Implementation of Adaptive Agents for Complex Manufacturing Systems	p. 269
Dynamic Configuration and Management of e-Supply Chains Based on Internet Public Registries Visited by Clusters of Software Agents	p. 281
Applications
A Multiagent Control System for Shop Floor Assembly	p. 293
MagentaToolkit: A Set of Multi-agent Tools for Developing Adaptive Real-Time Applications	p. 303
On Practical Implementation of Holonic Control Principles in Baggage Handling Systems Using IEC 61499	p. 314
Zero Downtime Reconfiguration of Distributed Automation Systems: The [characters not reproducible]CEDAC Approach	p. 326
Holonic Multiagent-Based System for Distributed Control of Semi-industrial Pilot Plants	p. 338
Collision Avoidance Algorithms: Multi-agent Approach	p. 348
Creating Contract Templates for Car Insurance Using Multi-agent Based Text Understanding and Clustering	p. 361
Multi-agent-Based Diagnostics of Automotive Electronic Systems	p. 371
PIHolS Workshop
Performance in Industrial Holonic Systems	p. 383
Towards Industrial Strength Business Performance Management	p. 387
Ontology-Based Competence Management for Team Configuration	p. 401
Information Agents Handling Semantic Data as an Extension to Process Monitoring Systems	p. 411
Applications of Virtual Reality in Design and Simulation of Holonic Manufacturing Systems: A Demonstration in Die-Casting Industry	p. 421
Resilience in the Face of Disaster: Accounting for Varying Disaster Magnitudes, Resource Topologies, and (Sub)Population Distributions in the PLAN C Emergency Planning Tool	p. 433
Holonic Simulation of a Design System for Performance Analysis	p. 447
Author Index	p. 455
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