An agent-based framework for designing multi-controller systems
Albert J. J. M. van Breemen, Theo J.A. de Vries · University of Twente Research Information · 2000
In this article an agent-based framework is presented for designing and implementing multicontroller systems. These systems are getting a lot of attention within the field of control engineering, as some researchers have argued that they are suitable for solving complex control problems in a practical manner (Johansen and Murray-Smith, 1997). A practical and structured framework for designing and implementing these architectures is still lacking. The agent-based framework presented in this article provides such a framework and can be used to design and implement hierarchical structured multi-controller systems that consist of a set of heterogeneous control algorithms that are combined by heterogeneous techniques. Furthermore, the architecture is open such that controllers can be easily added, removed or changed. Finally, a case study is given to illustrate the framework.