Spatially Distributed Normative Infrastructure

Abstract. In previous works we have presented a model to describe and simulate environment for situated multi-agent systems, that we called ELMS. Here, we present an extensions to our model that provide means to have normative information distributed in the environment. Organisational structures for multi-agent systems are usually defined independently of any spatial or temporal structure. Therefore, when the multi-agent system is situated in a spatial environment, there is usually a conceptual gap between the definition of the system's organisational structures and the definition of the environment. Spatially distributing the normative information over the environment is a natural way to simplify the definition of organisational structures and the development of large-scale multi-agent systems. By distributing the normative information in different spatial locations, we allow agents to directly access the relevant information needed in each environmental context. The extensions t...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: E4MAS
• Authors: Fabio Y. Okuyama, Rafael H. Bordini, Antônio Carlos da Rocha Costa
• Keywords: E4MAS 2006, Intelligent Agents, Multi-agent Systems, Normative Information, Organisational Structures