Multiagent Systems Engineering: A Methodology for Analysis and Design of Multiagent Systems

Abstract

This thesis defines a methodology for the creation of multiagent systems, the Multiagent Systems Engineering (MaSE) methodology. The methodology is a key issue in the development of any complex system and there is currently no standard or widely used methodology in the realm of multiagent systems. MaSE covers the entire software lifecycle, starting from an initial prose specification, and creating a set of formal design documents in a graphical style based on a formal syntax. The final product of MaSE is a diagram describing the deployment of a system of intelligent agents that communicate through structured conversations. MaSE was created with the mention of being supported by an automated design tool. The tool built to support MaSE, agent Tool, is a multiagent system development tool for designing and synthesizing complex multiagent systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380807

Entities

People

  • Mark F. Wood

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Language
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Software Agents
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Software Engineering.