An architecture for agent coordination and cooperation

Authors:
Angela Consoli;Jeff Tweedale;Lakhmi Jain
Affiliations:
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Knowledge Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia;Airborne Mission Systems, Defence Science and Technology Organisation;School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Knowledge Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
Venue:
KES'07/WIRN'07 Proceedings of the 11th international conference, KES 2007 and XVII Italian workshop on neural networks conference on Knowledge-based intelligent information and engineering systems: Part III
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Agent coordination and cooperation co-exist in a multiagent system, and are cognitively linked. This link is emphasized further by incorporating their atomic composition with their ability to perceive and gather information from the environment around them. As a result, a new generation of coordination/cooperation architectures is starting to emerge. From each of their definitions and current implementations, we show how the relationship between the Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) architecture and the Observe-Orient-Decide-Act (OODA) loop can enable the use of Coordinative Cooperation within the Agent Coordination and Cooperation Cognitive Model. More importantly, we show the relationship between coordination, cooperation, BDI and OODA. This paper also discusses the current developments of the model and how the BDI and OODA architectures can affect coordination and cooperation within a Multi-Agent System (MAS). We recommend how these concepts can be designed and implemented in a MAS.