Title :
ICDM: an architecture and toolkit in support of agent-based, decision-support applications
Author_Institution :
Collaborative Agent Design Res. Center, California Polytech. State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Abstract :
Agent-based, decision-support systems provide human decision-makers with a means of solving complex problems through collaboration with heterogeneous collections of both human and computer-based expert agents. Over the past decade the Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center has developed several proof-of-concept and production-oriented agent-based, decision-support systems for both commercial and Department of Defense applications. These applications range in domain from engineering design to tactical command and control. While diverse in application, each of these systems is predicated on the same set of fundamental principles derived from years of experience in this area. Primary among these principles are the notions of high-level representation, human/computer collaborative partnership, development of tools as opposed to predefined solutions. The CAD Research Center has formalized this philosophy into an architectural framework together with a suite of development and execution tools. Collectively, these components are known as the ICDM (Integrated Cooperative Decision Model) framework
Keywords :
aerospace computing; decision support systems; software agents; software architecture; software tools; CAD Research Center; Collaborative Agent Design Research Center; ICDM; Integrated Cooperative Decision Model; agent-based decision-support applications; computer-based expert agents; decision-support systems; engineering design; high-level representation; human/computer collaborative partnership; production-oriented agent-based DSS; proof-of-concept DSS; tactical command; tactical control; tool development; toolkit; Application software; Biographies; Collaboration; Collaborative tools; Command and control systems; Design automation; Design engineering; Humans; Logic; Subscriptions;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2001, IEEE Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6599-2
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2001.931301