The framework of multi intelligent agent based on collaborative design

Aiming at the characteristics of the production planning in intelligent collaborative environment, multi-agent technology was introduced to encapsulate functional or physical entities and a multi-agent based collaboration production planning model for collaborative design was proposed consequently. This model consists of three layers, namely, resource planning, global production planning and detailed collaborative design. It bears such features as hybrid multi-agent system structure, mutual-support planning layers, step-by-step refinement, and reconfigurable architecture etc. It can effectively support collaborative design.