A fuzzy logic control in adjustable autonomy of a multi-agent system for an automated elderly movement monitoring application

Autonomous agents are being widely used in many systems, such as ambient assisted-living systems, to perform tasks on behalf of humans. However, these systems usually operate in complex environments that entail uncertain, highly dynamic, or irregular workload. In such environments, autonomous agents...

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Main Authors: A. Mostafa, Salama, Mustapha, Aida, Mohammed, Mazin Abed, Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin, A. Mahmoud, Moamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4862/1/AJ%202018%20%28129%29.pdf
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4862/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2018.02.001
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Summary:Autonomous agents are being widely used in many systems, such as ambient assisted-living systems, to perform tasks on behalf of humans. However, these systems usually operate in complex environments that entail uncertain, highly dynamic, or irregular workload. In such environments, autonomous agents tend to make decisions that lead to undesirable outcomes. In this paper, we propose a fuzzy-logic-based adjustable autonomy (FLAA) model to manage the autonomy of multi-agent systems that are operating in complex environments. This model aims to facilitate the autonomy management of agents and help them make competent autonomous decisions. The FLAA model employs fuzzy logic to quantitatively measure and distribute autonomy among several agents based on their performance. We implement and test this model in the Automated Elderly Movements Monitoring (AEMM-Care) system, which uses agents to monitor the daily movement activities of elderly users and perform fall detection and prevention tasks in a complex environment. The test results show that the FLAA model improves the accuracy and performance of these agents in detecting and preventing falls