Research On A Model For Building Intelligent System Integration Based On MAS

Integration of building intelligent system, is to realize information integrating, resource sharing and equipment interoperation by the interconnection of building intelligent sub-systems in network, logic and function. The intelligence of building depends on intelligence of sub-systems and system integration. MAS(Multi-Agent System) consists of a number of agents which interact with one-another. Interaction between one agent and the other agents, is not simply data exchange, but acts as social behaviour, likes the thing occuring in our daily life: cooperation, coordination, negotiation. FIPA(Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents ) specifications are one of the widely applied standard of MAS. FIPA specifications prescribe MAS architecture, agent management, communication among agents, etc., it can realize interaction between MAS with other different architectures. JADE(Java Agent DEvelopment framework) is a widely-used platform for developing MAS, JADE fully acts upon FIPA specifications. This dissertation try to introduce MAS to integration of building intelligent systems, and set up a Multi-Agent Model for Building Intelligent System Integration (MAM-BISI) . MAM-BISI implements the autonomy of intelligent sub-systems and cooperation, coordination among them, by realizing autonomy of agents and cooperation, coordination among agents. MAM-BISI acts upon FIPA specifications, uses two communication methods : blackboard and point to point. MAM-BISI fulfils the cooperation among agents by the model of using contact net task sharing, and the coordination mechanism combining centralizing coordination and distributing coordination. The platform of developing MAM-BISI is JADE. Chapter one of this dissertation introduces the research at home and abroad, and the main content studied in this dissertation. Chapter two summarizes integration technique and pattern of building intelligent system. Chapter three outlines agent and MAS, include concepts of agent and MAS, cooperation and coordination of agents, communication and interacting technique, FIPA architecture. Chapter four and five are emphases of the dissertation, chapter four depicts Multi-Agent Model for Building Intelligent System Integration, include architecture, agent construction, communication mechanism, cooperation and coordination of agents, running of system. Chapter five briefly describes realization of MAM-BISI, include introduce of JADE and realizing method of every agent in MAM-BISI. Chapter six is conclusion and expectation.