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The Role of Agents in Simulation Models

ZBOŘIL, F., ZBOŘIL, F. The Role of Agents in Simulation Models. In Proceedings of XXIIIrd International Autumn Colloquium ASIS 2001. Ostrava: MARQ, 2001. p. 111-116. ISBN: 80-85988-61-5.
Czech title
Role agentů v simulačních modelech
Type
conference paper
Language
English
Authors
Zbořil František, doc. Ing., CSc. (DITS)
Zbořil František, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DITS)
Keywords

Agent, Softbot, Simulation Model

Abstract

An agent is any object that perceives its environment through sensors and acts
upon that environment through effectors. Agents may be human agents, mechanical
agents (robots) or software agents (softbots). It is assumed that each agent is
endowed with a certain degree of intelligence. It means that the agents actions
are controlled by his motives and action choices depend on his own experience
rather than on built-in a priory knowledge. From this point of view, an agent is
an autonomous object. The three basic motives of intelligent agents are drives,
emotions and acts of will. Drives serve to satisfy the needs of an agent. These
needs are e.g. food (energy), sexuality and safety at the lowest level,
recognition, affection and sociability at the middle level and intellectual needs
(an urge to find a meaning, striving to explain the world etc.) at the highest
level. Elementary emotions are fear, joy, sadness, envy, anger, love, jealousy,
shame, remorse, excitement, etc. Finally, acts of will are decisions, e.g. to buy
a car, clean the room, go to school, etc. The role of software agents in
simulation models depends on their intelligence and corresponding behaviour. From
the opposite point of view, each software agent can be seen as a special model of
human being that enables to simulate human behaviour at different levels of
abstraction. The paper deals with agent behaviour, agent models, agent
environments and with the role of agents in heterogeneous simulation models.

Annotation

An agent is any object that perceives surrounding environment and acts upon that environment. Agents may be human agents, mechanical agents (robots) or software agents (softbots), etc. The paper deals with a possible role of agents in heterogeneous simulation models.

Published
2001
Pages
111–116
Proceedings
Proceedings of XXIIIrd International Autumn Colloquium ASIS 2001
Conference
23rd International Autumn Colloquium ASIS 2001 Advanced Simulation of Systems, Velke Losiny, CZ
ISBN
80-85988-61-5
Publisher
MARQ
Place
Ostrava
BibTeX 
@inproceedings{BUT5606,
  author="František {Zbořil} and František {Zbořil}",
  title="The Role of Agents in Simulation Models",
  booktitle="Proceedings of XXIIIrd International Autumn Colloquium ASIS 2001",
  year="2001",
  pages="111--116",
  publisher="MARQ",
  address="Ostrava",
  isbn="80-85988-61-5"
}
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