A Broker based architecture to control robots in a simulated environment
Luı́s Moniz, Paulo Urbano, Hélder Coelho · 2002
Abstract. We present an extension to the Aglets platform in order to support brokering services agencies in a transparent process for the agent designer. This architecture is constructed to provide a set of functionali-ties, not originally available in the core Aglet environment. These include, white page service, group formation and yellow page support in a dis-tributed and mobile agent environment. The extension was developed in three directions, new environment agents, new agent architectures and an extended agent live cycle model. We also extend the Aglet message model in order to support KQML like directives and speech acts. With these modifications, we encapsulate the Aglets environment in a set of new facilities that provide the designer with a set of higher-level tools to develop his agents. We use this platform to control a team of robots in a simulated environment, providing a complex communication channel to the robots, extending the original features providing a white pages service and a GPS like facility. 1