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On benefits of adaptive bidding with the contract net protocol in multi-robot systems
Kensler, Jonathan A.
Kensler, Jonathan A.
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This thesis investigates the effectiveness of using the Contract Net Protocol, an auction type system, for controlling task allocation among a group of robots, and presents and evaluates a strategy of using Artificial Neural Networks to formulate adaptive bids within the framework of the Contract Net Protocol. The robots were used in a foraging environment and showed that excellent communication among robots leads to a need for a social control mechanism for managing the robots, such as the Contract Net Protocol. The experiments also confirmed that a moderate benefit can be gained by using adaptive bidding within the framework of the Contract Net Protocol.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Kansas, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, 2007.
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2007-05-31
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University of Kansas
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Applied sciences