A DISCRETE-EVENT SYSTEM APPROACH TO MULTI-AGENT DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF CONTAINER TERMINALS

Guido Maione

2007

Abstract

The area of modelling and controlling intermodal terminal systems is relatively new. The paradigms of Discrete Event Systems for modelling and of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) for distributed control seem promising. Many research attempts developed modelling and simulation tools but no standard exists. This paper presents a Discrete Event System model of the agents introduced to describe how a distributed control of the terminal activities can be achieved. The interactions between four classes of agents are detailed. The approach is useful to develop a simulation platform to test MAS efficiency in terminal management and to measure the performance of static or adapted control strategies.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Maione G. (2007). A DISCRETE-EVENT SYSTEM APPROACH TO MULTI-AGENT DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF CONTAINER TERMINALS . In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-972-8865-82-5, pages 300-305. DOI: 10.5220/0001633603000305

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco07,
author={Guido Maione},
title={A DISCRETE-EVENT SYSTEM APPROACH TO MULTI-AGENT DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF CONTAINER TERMINALS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2007},
pages={300-305},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001633603000305},
isbn={978-972-8865-82-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - A DISCRETE-EVENT SYSTEM APPROACH TO MULTI-AGENT DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF CONTAINER TERMINALS
SN - 978-972-8865-82-5
AU - Maione G.
PY - 2007
SP - 300
EP - 305
DO - 10.5220/0001633603000305