Identifying Design Pattern for Agent Based Production System Control

Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) are an implementation paradigm frequently discussed to be used within control system design for flexible production systems. Over the years, on the one hand different kind of MAS-based control architectures, and on the other hand, different agent system design methodologies have been developed with different intentions and focus e.g. Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE). Nevertheless, only a few practical applications of MAS in control can be observed. In fact, a MAS developers' problem is the missed availability of design support for agent-based engineering, to control complex production systems. Therefore, this paper intends to highlight a path towards such a MAS development support exploiting design patterns.

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