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Brahms Mobile Agents: Architecture and Field TestsWe have developed a model-based, distributed architecture that integrates diverse components in a system designed for lunar and planetary surface operations: an astronaut's space suit, cameras, rover/All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), robotic assistant, other personnel in a local habitat, and a remote mission support team (with time delay). Software processes, called agents, implemented in the Brahms language, run on multiple, mobile platforms. These mobile agents interpret and transform available data to help people and robotic systems coordinate their actions to make operations more safe and efficient. The Brahms-based mobile agent architecture (MAA) uses a novel combination of agent types so the software agents may understand and facilitate communications between people and between system components. A state-of-the-art spoken dialogue interface is integrated with Brahms models, supporting a speech-driven field observation record and rover command system (e.g., return here later and bring this back to the habitat ). This combination of agents, rover, and model-based spoken dialogue interface constitutes a personal assistant. An important aspect of the methodology involves first simulating the entire system in Brahms, then configuring the agents into a run-time system.
Document ID
20030020907
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Clancey, William J.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sierhuis, Maarten
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Kaskiris, Charis
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
vanHoof, Ron
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 2002
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAAI Fall Meeting
Location: Fallmouth, MA
Country: United States
Start Date: November 1, 2002
Sponsors: American Association for Artificial Intelligence
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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