JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 15(13): 2485-2505, doi: 10.3217/jucs-015-13-2485
A Multiagent System for Hierarchical Control and Monitoring
expand article infoVu Van Tan‡, Dae-Seung Yoo‡, Jun-Chol Shin‡, Myeong-Jae Yi‡
‡ University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

Corresponding author: Vu Tan ( vvtan@mail.ulsan.ac.kr )

© Vu Tan, Dae-Seung Yoo, Jun-Chol Shin, Myeong-Jae Yi.
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Citation: Tan VV, Yoo D-S, Shin J-C, Yi M-J (2009) A Multiagent System for Hierarchical Control and Monitoring. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 15(13): 2485-2505. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-015-13-2485
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Abstract
This paper presents the architecture of a multiagent system based on new OPC Unified Architecture (UA) technology for hierarchical control and monitoring of a complex process control system. This architecture is proposed with utilization of the OPC technology, which contains both a continuous-event component and a discreteevent component by incorporating XML for the negotiation and cooperation with the multiagent system's environments. The practical applications of the proposed architecture are provided and the discussion demonstrates that the proposed architecture is both reliable and effective for applying to multiagent-based complex control system applications.
Keywords
hierarchical control, monitoring, multiagent, OPC, process control, unified architecture, XML