Agent Technology and Process Automation
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چکیده
Application of agent technology to design and implementation of process automation systems has been proposed by some researchers. The purpose of this paper is to review current knowledge of this issue. The starting point of the study is the functional requirements of a process automation system. The requirements are compared with the models of agent systems, including multi-agent communication and coordination methods and single agent operational principles. Proposed partially agent-based process automation system architectures are shortly discussed, too. Some comparisons to the technology of the existing process automation systems are also made.
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