{"title":"Resolving scheduling issues of the London Underground using a multi-agent system","authors":"R. Basra, K. Lu, P. Skobelev","doi":"10.1504/IJISTA.2007.011569","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We consider the scheduling issues for The London Underground (LU), which spans the entire city, and is a vast network of inter-related railway lines. By its very nature, it is a dynamic, complex and unpredictable environment; operating or being maintained 24 hours-a-day. This paper reports on an investigation into how a Multi-Agent System (MAS) may be used for resolving scheduling issues for LU. It is a previously unexplored domain. A prototype system MASLU is developed through the use of MAS technology, in an innovative and unique manner, with a view to resolving the London Undergrounds scheduling issues in real time.","PeriodicalId":38712,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications","volume":"74 1","pages":"188-196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2005-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"19","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISTA.2007.011569","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Computer Science","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We consider the scheduling issues for The London Underground (LU), which spans the entire city, and is a vast network of inter-related railway lines. By its very nature, it is a dynamic, complex and unpredictable environment; operating or being maintained 24 hours-a-day. This paper reports on an investigation into how a Multi-Agent System (MAS) may be used for resolving scheduling issues for LU. It is a previously unexplored domain. A prototype system MASLU is developed through the use of MAS technology, in an innovative and unique manner, with a view to resolving the London Undergrounds scheduling issues in real time.
期刊介绍:
Intelligent systems refer broadly to computer embedded or controlled systems, machines and devices that possess a certain degree of intelligence. IJISTA, a peer-reviewed double-blind refereed journal, publishes original papers featuring innovative and practical technologies related to the design and development of intelligent systems. Its coverage also includes papers on intelligent systems applications in areas such as manufacturing, bioengineering, agriculture, services, home automation and appliances, medical robots and robotic rehabilitations, space exploration, etc. Topics covered include: -Robotics and mechatronics technologies- Artificial intelligence and knowledge based systems technologies- Real-time computing and its algorithms- Embedded systems technologies- Actuators and sensors- Mico/nano technologies- Sensing and multiple sensor fusion- Machine vision, image processing, pattern recognition and speech recognition and synthesis- Motion/force sensing and control- Intelligent product design, configuration and evaluation- Real time learning and machine behaviours- Fault detection, fault analysis and diagnostics- Digital communications and mobile computing- CAD and object oriented simulations.