Multi-agent system based collaborative operation system aboutZPMC automatic container terminal
基于MAS的集装箱自动化码头协同作业系统模型

This paper reviewed the researches about the application of MAS in the container terminal operation system. The purpose was not only to optimize the scheduling operation of ZPMC automatic container terminal, but also to perfect the theory of MAS in the field. It abstracted the equipment into a series of agents with a set of properties and behaviors. Then the paper proposed ship agent, task manage agent, machine manage agent and yard agent. The agent figure described the properties and methods of agents and their interactive relationship in detail. Combined the nearby principle with the time estimate optimization strategy, it presented the shortest path of the container loading/unloading and finally put forward a multi-agent based collaborative operation system about the terminal. The MAS model better reflected the dynamic and distribution characteristics of the automation terminal.