Multimedia Software Engineering

Introduction to ANTs

multi-agent interactive systems that closely resemble our CVC Legacy

system

    "The goal of ANTs is to autonomously negotiate the assignment and
    customization of resources, (e. g. weapons, goods, services), to their

    consumers (e. g. moving targets)"
Applications include: logistics, dynamic planning, and reactive weapon

control

Key Points:

•Every entity (brigade, soldier, rifle, radio, etc) in a Futuristic Combat System will have an ANT

•ANTs negotiate resources, authorizations, capabilities, actions and plans

•ANTs bid for open tasks and also bid to supply operations

Source: ANT Overview: http://www.dsic-web.net/ito/programs/ant/overview.html