Sensible agents: an implemented multi-agent system and testbed

Authors:
K. S. Barber;R. McKay;M. MacMahon;C. E. Martin;D. N. Lam;A. Goel;D. C. Han;J. Kim
Affiliations:
Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Venue:
Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Autonomous agents
Year:
2001

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Abstract

Sensible Agents have been engineered to solve distributed problems in complex, uncertain, and dynamic domains. Each Sensible Agent is composed of four modules: the Action Planner, Perspective Modeler, Conflict Resolution Advisor, and Autonomy Reasoner. These modules give Sensible Agents the abilities to plan, model, resolve individual conflicts, and change agent system organization. Two component suites provide a variety of user- oriented features: the Sensible Agent Run- time Environment (SARTE) and the Sensible Agent Testbed. The SARTE provides facilities for instantiating Sensible Agents, deploying a Sensible Agent system, and monitoring run- time operations. The Sensible Agents Testbed facilitates automated generation of parameter combinations for controlled experiments, deterministic and non-deterministic simulation, and configuration of Sensible Agents and data acquisition. Experimentation is a crucial step in gaining insight into the behavior of agents, as well as evidence toward or against hypotheses. Using a real- world example, this paper explains and demonstrates: (1) the functional capabilities of Sensible Agents, (2) the Sensible Agent Run- Time Environments facilities for monitoring and control of Sensible Agent systems and (3) the experimental set- up, monitoring, and analysis capabilities of the Sensible Agent Testbed.