Autonomous Negotiating Teams and Model-Integrated Computing for Autonomic Logistics

Abstract : The Model-Integrated Computing and Autonomous Negotiating Teams for Autonomic Logistics (MICANTS) project described in this report addressed the problem of building advanced decision support tools for maintenance planning and scheduling using negotiation technology. The project has developed and applied negotiation tools for aircraft maintenance planning and scheduling, and has demonstrated the feasibility of the approach in real-life examples: in AV8-B squadrons and in space launch preparation scheduling. The report summarizes the technological contributions of the project, and the actual prototype systems constructed.