Holonic recursiveness with multi-agent system technologies

Sonia Suárez (1) , Paulo Leitão (2) , Emmanuel Adam (3)

1 UDC - University of A Coruña
2 Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
3 LAMIH - Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Mécanique et d'Informatique industrielles et Humaines - UMR 8201

Recursive Systems are often needed or recommended for automatically deploy or build a software system composed of multiple entities on a large network, or on distributed locations, without a central control. We use the recursive definitions proposed in holonic systems, as the recursiveness is an elemental structural property of their structure. Holonic systems are used to be implemented usingMAS technologies (platforms) on the basis of the shared functional properties of autonomy and cooperation of agents and holons. This paper discusses the adequacy of the actualMAS technologies for holonic recursiveness implementation. A comparison of MAS platforms is done through a framework that will guide the decisions of designers and developers.

Mots clés: Multiagent system; Virtual enterprise; Recursive structure; Recursive system; Holonic manufacture system

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Sonia Suárez, Paulo Leitão, Emmanuel Adam. Holonic recursiveness with multi-agent system technologies. 11th International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and multi-Agents systems, May 2013, Salamanque, Spain. pp.103-111, 978-3-319-00562-1, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-00563-8_13⟩. ⟨hal-03472711⟩