1 - Introduction to Multi-Agent Systems Flashcards
What is an agent?
An entity that has perception-action capabilities. It can sense its environment and act on it.
What are multi-agent systems?
A system or group of potentially interacting agents that can communicate and solve problems together in some environment that they can sense and act in.
Give 2 examples of multi-agent systems in nature.
A flock of birds, school of fish, cells, economies
True or False: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
True.
Name the properties of multi-agent systems.
Agent design, environment, perception, control, knowledge, communication
An environment can be static or dynamic. IN MAS, they are often … ?
Dynamic
In what ways can information be distributed in an environment?
Spatially, temporally, semantically
What problem arises when information is only partially observable in a MAS?
It makes action planning challenging for the agents
How is control implemented in MAS? Explain.
Control is decentralized, meaning that there is no unit/ agent exerting control over all other agents
What challenge does decentralized control give rise to?
It makes it hard to make decisions
What does decentralized control allow for?
Various control architectures and rules
True or False: In a MAS, all agents have the same amount of information/ know the same. Explain.
False, levels of knowledge between agents may differ. In order to allow for proper/ efficient communication between agents, MAS should implement common or shared knowledge structures
What type of communication is required in MAS?
2-way communication; whereby one agent acts as a sender, and another as the reciever
Why is communication important in MAS?
It allows for coordination and negotiation
