Augmenting Multi-Agent Environment Descriptions with a Normative Infrastructure

• Fabio Y. Okuyama UFRGS
• Rafael H. Bordini University of Durham
• Antônio Carlos da Rocha Costa UCPel

Resumo

This paper presents an approach for the development of environments for situated multi-agent systems. The approach includes features that allow designers to associate organisational structures to the environment. Spatially distributing the normative information over the environment is a natural way to simplify the definition of organisational structures and the development of large-scale multi-agent systems. By distributing the normative information in different spatial locations, we allow agents to directly access the relevant information needed in each environmental context.

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