The control of teams of autonomous objects in the time-constrained environments

The paper considers problems of the control of teams of autonomous objects in the time-constrained or real-time environments. The generic models of teamwork are determined. The common approach to support teamwork in conditions of temporary limitations based on the combination of the approximation calculations and anytime-algorithms is offered. The models of the agents' teamwork realizing this approach for three different application areas are described: (1) virtual soccer (Robocup); (2) simulations of battle operations realized by a group of autonomous flight vehicles; and (3) simulations of distributed coordinated computer attacks fulfilled by the hackers' team.