Towards a deliberative agent system based on DEVS formalism for application in agriculture

Authors:
Mahuna Akplogan;Gauthier Quesnel;Frédérick Garcia;Alexandre Joannon;Roger Martin-Clouaire
Affiliations:
INRA, Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle, Castanet-Tolosan, France and INRA, SAD-Paysage, Rennes, France;INRA, Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle, Castanet-Tolosan, France;INRA, Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle, Castanet-Tolosan, France;INRA, SAD-Paysage, Rennes, France;INRA, Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle, Castanet-Tolosan, France
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2010 Summer Computer Simulation Conference
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Analysing and designing whole-farm systems can greatly be enhanced by using simulation platforms that support representation of management decision-making processes. As manager of a purposive system, a farmer reasons his actions on the basis of a deliberated context-dependent course of actions setup to integrate biological, managerial and technical constraints specific to the farm and its environment. This paper presents a system-based model of such deliberative decision-making behavior based on the DEVS (Discrete Event System Specification) formalism. The modeling of farmer's decision-making is addressed using the Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) agent paradigm that provides a theoretical framework to articulate respectively the informational, motivational and intentional drivers underlying decision-making in an open (dynamic) environment. The functioning of such a management process is illustrated through the example of scheduling and coordinating the technical activities involved in a corn production system.