About

Abstract

AHOY is an event-based simulation environment designed to test networked multi-agent systems. Through user-defined, interchangeable component models, the effectiveness of different combinations of software agents, network configurations, and sensors can be tested in real-world environments. Scenario definitions specify a high-level model of a simulation's attributes, allowing for nondeterministic experiment progression. Real-time execution enables the integration of human interaction with the simulation. The distributed simulation engine provides the ability to run large-scale, complex experiments, reducing the cost of otherwise economically infeasible experiments.

Team

• Dustin Ingram (CS) - <dsi23@drexel.edu>
• Maria Kolakowska (CS) - <mjk75@drexel.edu>
• Frank Clark (CS) - <fjc28@drexel.edu>
• Aaron Rosenfeld (CS) - <ar374@drexel.edu>

Advisor

• Dr. William Regli (CS Faculty) - <regli@drexel.edu>

Stakeholders

• Joe Macker (US Naval Research Laboratory) - <joseph.macker@nrl.navy.mil>
• Dr. Michal Pechoucek (Czech Technical University) - <michal.pechoucek@agents.felk.cvut.cz>

Available Downloads

• Requirements Document
• Acceptance Test Plan
• Design Document
• Integration Test Plan

Citations

• Michal Čáp, Jiří Vokřínek, Antonín Komenda: Communication- and Computation- Bounded Agents in Multi-Agent Simulations. In: Proceedings of HoloMAS, the International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, 2011.