Stigmergy: a Design Pattern for Product-driven Systems
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چکیده
This paper proposes a new interpretation of stigmergy, where cooperation between production actors is achieved thanks to attributes (informational pheromones) attached to products. From this interpretation is introduced a new design pattern that can be used to develop product-driven systems. Agent-oriented components which implement it are presented, and then applied on an experimental platform.
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