Tools to support the creation and management of Real-Time Multi-Agent Systems

Abstract

Developing Multi-Agent Systems for Real-Time environments is a complex task. If the foundations are well settled in the students, it is desirable that they spend most of the time for their projects focused on the algorithms and design and code of the system, not with the Real-Time system implementation details. A toolkit has been used to teach a subject of the Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Master's degree, to ease the task of developing such systems. The evaluation of the experience with the students shows that is a very convenient toolkit for this purpose.