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In this paper, we present a novel development process called SPEARAF (Species to Engineer Architectures for Agent Frameworks) and evaluate its relevance to ease the implementation of Multi-Agent Systems in the context of a multirobot project for crisis management. SPEARAF allows to build component-based architectures for agents and their infrastructure. We show the advantages of using an architecture-based process to realise an application-specific agent framework adapted to the requirements of such a system. SPEARAF gives guidelines to enables the use of architecture-oriented practices for agent implementation.
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Lacouture, J., Noël, V., Arcangeli, JP., Gleizes, MP. (2011). Engineering Agent Frameworks: An Application in Multi-Robot Systems. In: Demazeau, Y., Pěchoucěk, M., Corchado, J.M., Pérez, J.B. (eds) Advances on Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 88. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19875-5_10
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