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Agent‐Based Modeling for Systems of Systems
Author(s) -
Mour Ankur,
Kenley C. Robert,
Davendralingam Navindran,
DeLaurentis Daniel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2013.tb03067.x
Subject(s) - computer science , multi agent system , systems modeling , complex system , set (abstract data type) , modeling and simulation , system dynamics , systems engineering , software engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , simulation , programming language
Agent‐based modeling is an important tool for the engineering of systems of systems. This paper briefly reviews the historical development of agent‐based modeling and system of systems concepts, compares agent‐based modeling to other approaches, and describes the Purdue Discrete Agent Framework for agent‐based modeling. An application of the Discrete Agent Framework to a system of systems is described and illustrates the ability of agent‐based modeling to capture non‐intuitive behaviors that may arise due to the complex dynamics that occur in interconnected systems of agents that follow a behavioral set of rules. The paper concludes by looking back to the past to understand the potential for applying agent‐based modeling to support the ongoing engineering and operations of an evolving system of systems.