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This article presents a use case for a modeling framework for multiagent systems (MAS) called Dsml4MAS. The modeling framework uses a metamodel (Pim4Agents) to describe the modeling artefacts and the relations among them. From this metamodel a tool chain is deduced that supports the graphical modeling of a MAS according to the specifications in the metamodel. The TeleTruck system, a system that was developed to support shipping companies to do online fleet management, is introduced as a use case. For the TeleTruck core functions concrete models are presented as an illustration of the abstract metamodel.
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Fischer, K., Hahn, C., Warwas, S. (2009). Modeling TeleTruck: A Case Study. In: Artikis, A., Picard, G., Vercouter, L. (eds) Engineering Societies in the Agents World IX. ESAW 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5485. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02562-4_1
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