MAS-Based Model for Intelligent Control-Maintenance-Management System

In order to implement the Intelligent Control-Maintenance-Management System(ICMMS) in the automation system for modern production process, the concept and technology of multi-agent system (MAS) are applied to analyze the components of automation system, and a MAS-based model for ICMMS, i.e. the Control-Maintenance-Management Agent(CMMA) system, is proposed. The basic structure and characteristics of the CMMA are presented, and the functions and operational mechanism of the all member agents of this model are determined according to the requests of ICMMS. In addition, the implementation approach of inter-agent communication is discussed. At last, the application of this MAS-based model to the ICMMS platform is introduced.