TY - JOUR
T1 - The Multilevel Hypernetwork Dynamics of Complex Systems of Robot Soccer Agents
AU - Johnson, J H
AU - Iravani, Pejman
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - A mathematical formalism is sketched for representing relational structure between agents. n-ary relations, n > 2, require hyper-networks, which generalise binary relation networks. n-ary relations on sets create structure at higher levels of representation to the elements, in multilevel systems. The state of a system is represented by its multilevel relational structure. The dynamics of a system are represented by state changes through time. These can be continuous with no change in the hyper-network topology, but often they are not. Controlling such systems involves taking actions intended to result in desirable state changes. The concept of multilevel hypernetwork can be applied to multi-agent systems in general.
AB - A mathematical formalism is sketched for representing relational structure between agents. n-ary relations, n > 2, require hyper-networks, which generalise binary relation networks. n-ary relations on sets create structure at higher levels of representation to the elements, in multilevel systems. The state of a system is represented by its multilevel relational structure. The dynamics of a system are represented by state changes through time. These can be continuous with no change in the hyper-network topology, but often they are not. Controlling such systems involves taking actions intended to result in desirable state changes. The concept of multilevel hypernetwork can be applied to multi-agent systems in general.
UR - http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1242060.1242062
U2 - 10.1145/1242060.1242062
DO - 10.1145/1242060.1242062
M3 - Article
VL - 2
JO - ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems
JF - ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems
SN - 1556-4665
IS - 2
M1 - 5
ER -