Title :
AgentX: an environment for coordinating distributed problem solving in product development
Author :
Davis, J. ; Kannapan, Srikanth
Author_Institution :
Xerox Corp., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
The paper describes AgentX, a program that facilitates distributed problem solving in the context of a parametric design process. The `AgentX´ refers to computer programs that act on behalf of people, encapsulating design problem-solving knowledge in the form of constraints on parameters. The `X´ designates the capabilities to coordinate design process by controlling the sequence of agent operation and resolving conflicts by axiomatic negotiation
Keywords :
concurrent engineering; cooperative systems; groupware; AgentX; agent operation; axiomatic negotiation; computer programs; concurrent engineering; design problem-solving knowledge; distributed problem solving; parametric design process; product development; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer architecture; Concurrent engineering; Context modeling; Magnetic heads; Object oriented modeling; Problem-solving; Process control; Process design; Product development;
Conference_Titel :
Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, 1993. Proceedings., Second Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Morgantown, WV
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4082-0
DOI :
10.1109/ENABL.1993.263058
