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From Fault Classification to Fault Tolerance for Multi-Agent Systems

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This section concludes the book giving a summary of the propositions detailed all along the previous sections and then an outline of some possible future works.

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  1. Thales Airborne Systems, rue du Président Paul Doumer 6, Louveciennes, 78430, Yvelines, France

    Katia Potiron

  2. LIP6—University Pierre and Marie Curie, Avenue du Président Kennedy 104, 75016, Paris, France

    Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni

  3. Thales Airborne Systems, rue du Bel Air 9, Marly Le Roi, 78160, Yvelines, France

    Patrick Taillibert

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Potiron, K., El Fallah Seghrouchni, A., Taillibert, P. (2013). Conclusion. In: From Fault Classification to Fault Tolerance for Multi-Agent Systems. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5046-6_7

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