Applications of the Contract Net Framework: Distributed Sensing,

Abstract

Described is the initialization and operation of a distributed sensing system based on the contract net framework. In a departure from earlier systems, task distribution is viewed as a local mutual selection process, a discussion carried on between a node with a task to be executed and a group of nodes that may be able to execute the task. This leads to the use of a control formalism based on a contract metaphor, in which task distribution corresponds to contract negotiation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADP003787

Entities

People

  • R. G. Smith
  • Russ E. Davis

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contracts
  • Detectors
  • Negotiations
  • Pennsylvania
  • Sensor Networks
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design