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	Title:	Simulation in agent-based control systems: MAST case study
	Author:	Pavel Vrba
	Address:	Rockwell Automation Research Center, Pekarska 10a, Prague 155 00, Czech Republic
	Journal:	International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management 2006 - Vol. 8, No.1/2/3  pp. 175 - 187
	Abstract:	This paper discusses the role of the simulation in agent-based control systems. It is argued that there is a call for a new class of agent-oriented simulation tools that combine the emulation of the controlled process/manufacturing equipment with the emulation of agent-control activities. It should contain a run-time interface connecting these two emulation systems that allows a smooth shift from the simulation to real-life control reusing completely the agent algorithms. The Manufacturing Agent Simulation Tool (MAST) and the brief description of its extension for the Cambridge packing cell testbed are presented as a case study.
	Keywords:	holons; holonic manufacturing; multi-agent systems; agent-based systems; materials handling; programmable logic controllers; PLCs; radio frequency identification; RFID; simulation; agent-based control; emulation.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJMTM.2006.008794
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• Multi-Agent Systems and Applications III, Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 533 - Vol. Fletcher, No. 2691 p.