群智能在多智能体系统中的应用研究进展

群智能算法是受群居性昆虫群体的集体行为启发而设计的分布式问题求解方法,将它应用到多智能体系统,旨在提高系统的鲁棒性、灵活性和自适应性。以群智能在多智能体系统中的应用为线索,首先介绍群智能的核心机制,然后从多智能体系统通信机制、协作技术、学习问题及体系结构建立这几个方面总结群智能理论在多智能体系统中的已有工作。最后分析和讨论了群智能方法在多智能体系统应用中存在的问题,并提出今后的工作展望。

Recent Development of Application of Swarm Intelligence in Multi-agent System

Swarm intelligence algorithm is a kind of distributed method originated from collective behaviors of social insects. Its application in multi-agent systems aims to improve the robustness,flexibility and adaptability. Taking the application of swarm intelligence in multi-agent system as masterstroke, this paper discussed the critical mechanisms of swarm intelligence, and then summarized and discussed current study works of swarm intelligence applied in multi agent communication, multi-agent cooperation, multi-agent learning and multi-agent architecture. At last, this paper analyzed and discussed some problems in current research and showed some preliminary points.