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Heterogeneous Agents Cooperating: Robots, Field Devices, and Process Automation Integrated with Agent Technology

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In this paper a novel application area for heterogeneous multi-agent cooperation is studied. A functional specification of an agent-based system as an extension to a process automation environment is described. In the proposed concept the agent technology is used as a method to interconnect multiple mobile robots, mechatronics devices, various software modules, and other intelligent objects. The approach is expected to promote flexibility, modularity, fault tolerance, as well as distributed autonomy and problem solving capacity into process automation systems.

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  1. Automation Technology Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 5400, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland

    Pekka Appelqvist, Mika Vainio & Aarne Halme

  2. Information and Computer Systems in Automation, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 5400, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland

    Ilkka Seilonen & Kari Koskinen

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  1. Advanced Engineering Center, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), 2-1 Hirosawa, 351-0198, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan

    Hajime Asama (Head of Instrumentation Project Promotion Division) (Head of Instrumentation Project Promotion Division)

  2. Department of Precision Machinery Engineering, The Unviersity of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, 113-8656, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Tamio Arai (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Department of Micro System Engineering, Nagoya University, 464-8603, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan

    Toshio Fukuda (Professor) (Professor)

  4. Department of Intelligent Systems Graduate School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, 812-8581, Higaschi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Tsutomu Hasegawa (Professor) (Professor)

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Appelqvist, P., Seilonen, I., Vainio, M., Halme, A., Koskinen, K. (2002). Heterogeneous Agents Cooperating: Robots, Field Devices, and Process Automation Integrated with Agent Technology. In: Asama, H., Arai, T., Fukuda, T., Hasegawa, T. (eds) Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 5. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65941-9_35

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