Distributed heterogeneous knowledge data base for control system design: multiagent development and support

It is proposed to construct an automatic control system design environment with engineering knowledge-based management as an integral part. The control design environment consists of a set of control design modules and a number of control systems models that have to be designed or are to be designed. The knowledge objects are distributed in multiple heterogeneous data sources. A multi-agent system approach to the design of resource management components in the heterogeneous environment is discussed. Cooperative agents communicate through networked environment. The database structure is determined dynamically by XML tools. Meta-knowledge is described as an RDF-file that makes it possible for intelligent retrieval of information. Communications are established using CORBA.