A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model

In a dynamically interactive systems that contain a mix of humans' and software agents' intelligence, managing autonomy is a challenging task. Giving an agent a complete control over its autonomy is a risky practice while manually setting the agent's autonomy level is an inefficient a...

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Main Authors: Mostafa, S.A., Ahmad, M.S., Ahmad, A., Annamalai, M., Mustapha, A.
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Published: 2017
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-38762017-11-01T08:28:20Z A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model Mostafa, S.A. Ahmad, M.S. Ahmad, A. Annamalai, M. Mustapha, A. Autonomy measurement attributes Decision-making Layered Adjustable Autonomy (LAA) Multi-agent system (MAS) Software agent In a dynamically interactive systems that contain a mix of humans' and software agents' intelligence, managing autonomy is a challenging task. Giving an agent a complete control over its autonomy is a risky practice while manually setting the agent's autonomy level is an inefficient approach. In this paper, we propose an autonomy measurement mechanism and its related formulae for the Layered Adjustable Autonomy (LAA) model. Our model provides a mechanism that optimizes autonomy distribution, consequently, enabling global control of the autonomous agents that guides or even withholds them whenever necessary. This is achieved by formulating intervention rules on the agents' decision-making capabilities through autonomy measurement criteria. Our aim is to create an autonomy model that is flexible and reliable. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014. 2017-10-31T08:29:28Z 2017-10-31T08:29:28Z 2014 Article http://dspace.uniten.edu.my:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3876 10.1007/978-3-319-01787-7_3 2-s2.0-84958534584 en Studies in Computational Intelligence
institution Universiti Tenaga Nasional
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topic Autonomy measurement attributes
Decision-making
Layered Adjustable Autonomy (LAA)
Multi-agent system (MAS)
Software agent
spellingShingle Autonomy measurement attributes
Decision-making
Layered Adjustable Autonomy (LAA)
Multi-agent system (MAS)
Software agent
Mostafa, S.A.
Ahmad, M.S.
Ahmad, A.
Annamalai, M.
Mustapha, A.
A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model
description In a dynamically interactive systems that contain a mix of humans' and software agents' intelligence, managing autonomy is a challenging task. Giving an agent a complete control over its autonomy is a risky practice while manually setting the agent's autonomy level is an inefficient approach. In this paper, we propose an autonomy measurement mechanism and its related formulae for the Layered Adjustable Autonomy (LAA) model. Our model provides a mechanism that optimizes autonomy distribution, consequently, enabling global control of the autonomous agents that guides or even withholds them whenever necessary. This is achieved by formulating intervention rules on the agents' decision-making capabilities through autonomy measurement criteria. Our aim is to create an autonomy model that is flexible and reliable. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014.
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author Mostafa, S.A.
Ahmad, M.S.
Ahmad, A.
Annamalai, M.
Mustapha, A.
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Ahmad, M.S.
Ahmad, A.
Annamalai, M.
Mustapha, A.
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title A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model
title_short A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model
title_full A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model
title_fullStr A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model
title_full_unstemmed A dynamic measurement of agent autonomy in the layered adjustable autonomy model
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