A Conceptual Generalized Nets Immunological Model for Agent based Exploration of Unknown Environment

• Main Authors: Zlatogor Minchev, Dimitar Dimitrov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2010-04-01
• Series: International Journal Bioautomation
• Subjects: Generalized nets; Artificial immune networks; Agents; Multiagent systems; Exploration; Unknown environment; Smart Homes; Energy saving
• Online Access: http://www.clbme.bas.bg/bioautomation/2010/vol_14.1/files/14.1_05.pdf

Exploration of unknown environment in general is a very broad area, which in the current paper is addressed more to the agent based idea and robotics. As far as the agent and its further development - multiagent modus resembles real social systems the interaction between agents could benefit from the natural mechanisms like immune system. The paper presents a conceptual model for exploration of unknown environment, which extends the immune networks' idea with some self-immunization by means of dynamic anti-body generation with application both in mobile and i-mobile robotics (Smart Homes) modeling and control, maintaining practical benefits like energy saving. The model is described in terms of the Generalized Nets Theory, thus providing a convenient and natural environment for agent-based modeling.