International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications (IJISA)
IJISA Vol. 4, No. 5, 8 May 2012
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An Analysis of the Effect of Communication for Multi-agent Planning in a Grid World Domain
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Grid world Domain, Communication, Multi-agent system
Abstract
Agent-based technology has generated a lot of attention in recent years because of its promise as a new paradigm for conceptualizing, designing, and implementing software systems. Some problems in real world cannot be handled by a single agent. Multiple agents work together to accomplish some task. Although multi-agent systems (MASs) provide many potential advantages, they also present many difficult challenges. This paper illustrates the importance of communication for planning in a multi-agent setting by considering a grid world domain that consists of obstacles at different locations. This paper provides a theoretical framework that is validated by the experimental results. Performance analysis with respect to plan size and execution time is also reported.
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Satyendra Singh Chouhan, Rajdeep Niyogi, "An Analysis of the Effect of Communication for Multi-agent Planning in a Grid World Domain", International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications(IJISA), vol.4, no.5, pp.8-15, 2012. DOI:10.5815/ijisa.2012.05.02
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