Developing Artificial Herders Using Jason

TL;DR

This paper presents a strategy for the 'Cows and Herders' multi-agent scenario using the Jason platform, demonstrating the implementation of complex multi-agent systems based on a new course in agent-oriented programming.

Contribution

It introduces a new approach for developing multi-agent systems in a contest setting using Jason and Agent-Speak, showcasing practical implementation skills.

Findings

Successful implementation of multi-agent strategies in the contest scenario

Demonstration of complex agent goal management

Validation of educational approaches in multi-agent system development

Abstract

This paper gives an overview of a proposed strategy for the "Cows and Herders" scenario given in the Multi-Agent Programming Contest 2009. The strategy is to be implemented using the Jason platform, based on the agent-oriented programming language Agent-Speak. The paper describes the agents, their goals and the strategies they should follow. The basis for the paper and for participating in the contest is a new course given in spring 2009 and our main objective is to show that we are able to implement complex multi-agent systems with the knowledge gained in an introductory course on multi-agent systems.