Research on Distributed Artificial Intelligence.
Abstract
The goal of the DAI project is to provide fundamental research into the principles upon which a network of intelligent, cooperative computer agents can be based. The motivation for such distributed systems arises when we consider problem domains with the following characteristics: (1) The environment is naturally partitioned, either spatially or functionally. An example of the former is a surveillance task in which several different areas must be patrolled; of the latter, assembly tasks in which major subcomponents can be assembled in parallel; (2) Each process' view of the environment is dynamic: other processes may be performing tasks, and chains of events may result from ongoing natural processes; (3) Each process has partial or imperfect knowledge of the environment; and (4) The cost of communication among processes may be high or the communication channels may be slow so that there is a significant delay in sending large amounts of information. Additional keywords: Communications networks; Robots; Syntax; Semantics; Natural language; Algorithms; Computer logic.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA155356
Entities
People
- K. Konolige
Organizations
- SRI International