Building the Core Architecture of a Multiagent System Product Line: With an example from a future NASA Mission
Joaquín Peña, Mike Hinchey, Antonio Ruiz–Cortés · Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems · 2006
The field of Software Product Lines (SPL) emphasizes building a core architecture for a family of software products from which concrete products can be derived rapidly. This helps to reduce time-to-market, costs, etc., and can result in improved software quality and safety. Current AOSE methodologies are concerned with developing a single Multiagent System. We propose an initial approach to developing the core architecture of a Multiagent Systems Product Line (MAS-PL), exemplifying our approach with reference to a concept NASA mission based on multiagent technology.