Modeling TeleTruck: A Case Study

This article presents a use case for a modeling framework for multiagent systems (MAS) called Dsml4MAS . The modeling framework uses a metamodel ( Pim4Agents ) to describe the modeling artefacts and the relations among them. From this metamodel a tool chain is deduced that supports the graphical modeling of a MAS according to the specifications in the metamodel. The TeleTruck system, a system that was developed to support shipping companies to do online fleet management, is introduced as a use case. For the TeleTruck core functions concrete models are presented as an illustration of the abstract metamodel.

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