Distributed intelligence in autonomous multi-vehicle systems

Koen H. Van Dam, Zofia Verwater-Lukszo, Jaap A. Ottjes and Gabriel Lodewijks

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, 2006, vol. 2, issue 2/3, 261-272

Abstract: To make better use of existing infrastructures, new control methods are under development. In the Intelligent Infrastructures programme, an infrastructure is seen as a multi-agent system, with more or less autonomous subsystems that are related to each other in hierarchical, coordinated, cooperative, or non-cooperative way. Current controls for multi-vehicle systems are based on the hierarchical control concept. In this paper, it is shown how the incident handling, efficiency, and flexibility of multi-vehicle systems can be improved by applying a cooperative control strategy. An existing multi AGV application in a seaport illustrates that efficiency of operations can be improved considerably with smarter control. Finally, a research project is introduced concerning cooperative multi-agent control of true free-ranging automated guided vehicles.

Keywords: intelligent infrastructures; multi-agent systems; agent-based systems; intelligent control; cooperative control; distributed intelligence; automated guided vehicles; AGVs; next generation infrastructures; critical infrastructures; multi-vehicle systems; ports; vehicle control; deep sea terminals. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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