Ateamis a uniqueexampleof collection of agentsheld in dynamicandfunctional relationships overbrief periods of time by mutualbelief and joint commitment.Thecentral hypothesis in this paper is that for effective teamwork, agents shouldbe providedwithexplicit time lines andan underlyingmodelof teamworkbased on a concept of team knowledge.Themodelalso emphasizeson the teamagent architectureas its coreto allowexplicit andcoherentteam behavior.Theapplication andimplementationof this model to a virtual fire-fighting domain(FFAGENTS)has revealed a promisingprospectin developingteamagents.
Madhu Goyal, N. Parameswaran