Negotiation between economically motivated agents

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 1996

Authors

oliveira, e (Author) FEUP; fonseca, jm (Author) Other; steigergarcao, a (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of Balanced Automation Systems II

Pages: 329-338

Balanced Automation Systems II - Implementation Challenges for Anthropocentric Manufacturing

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Physical sciences > Computer science > Cybernetics > Artificial intelligence

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Authenticus ID: P-001-F0J

Abstract (EN): The real-time resource management and budget calculation in the civil construct:ion sector is usually a complex problem, specially when invoking a large number of heterogeneous entities, geographically distributed over a wide area. Moreover, the environment unpredictability that usually leads to the necessity of a constant and effective re-scheduling is an important problem. In this paper, a DAI based resource management system for civil construction companies is presented. To allow effective task allocation, a coalition formation strategy and a specific negotiation algorithm, specially adapted to this class of problems, including intra and inter coalition negotiation is introduced. Finally, to illustrate the proposed solutions, a concrete application example is presented.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10