This paper describes the application of an Organization-based Multiagent System Engineering (O-MaSE) compliant process to the development of a holonic multiagent system (MAS) for testing control algorithms for an intelligent power distribution system. The paper describes the Adaptive O-MaSE (AO-MaSE) process, which provides architects and developers a structured approach for testing and iterati...

At the beginning of the 1990s, the holonic manufacturing paradigm was proposed (among others) to meet the upcoming challenges in the manufacturing industry. Even though the holonic idea is appealing, its implementation would revolutionize the way manufacturing is done today and thus needs to be thoroughly evaluated before it can be adopted. To this end, an industrial feasibility study for (auto...

The manufactur ing systems a r e unpr ed ictab le, distr ibuted and highly dynamic, which demands the cont rol architecture fl exibility, autonomous decision­making capability and fast adaptation in the presence of disturbances that may be in the system. The Holonic and Multi­Agent par adigms have shown to be suitable for the design and modeling of control architectures and the...