Prediction Process in Multi-Agent System Online Monitoring: Centralized and Distributed Approaches

This paper discusses the prediction process, which is the main step of the online monitoring process for a multi-agent plan. The monitoring process uses a relational model to estimate the internal status of the system, which is dynamic (changes over time). Unfortunately, the agents have partial obse...

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Published in:TEM Journal 2019-05, Vol.8 (2), p.364-371
Main Author: Houhamdi, Zina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer simulation
Environmental monitoring
ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Multiagent systems
On-line systems
Planning
Predictions
Sensors
Software engineering
Supervisors
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Summary:This paper discusses the prediction process, which is the main step of the online monitoring process for a multi-agent plan. The monitoring process uses a relational model to estimate the internal status of the system, which is dynamic (changes over time). Unfortunately, the agents have partial observability of the environment; thus, the monitoring process cannot accurately determine the system status (known in the literature as belief state) at any instant. The prediction process is composed of two stages: a simulation stage (prediction of all possible system states at the succeeding time) and a clipping stage (elimination of states that are incompatible with the observations or with the constraints from predicted system states).
ISSN:2217-8309
2217-8333
DOI:10.18421/TEM82-07