Norm-based contract net protocol for coordination in multi-agent system
基于规范的多agent协同机制研究*

Due to some inherent problems in the conventional contract net protocol,this paper proposed a norm-based CNP to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the coordination processes in a multi-agent system. First, put forward a three-dimensional taxonomy of norm in terms of the hierarchy, type and flexibility of norms. Then developed a coordination process guided by norm-based CNP under the taxonomy framework. The new coordination process consisted of two principal stages and five sub-divided phases, provided a feasible solution for the optimization of the candidate selection.