Fuzzy multi-agent interaction

In this paper a fuzzy communication protocol among agents in a group is presented as an alternative solution to the classical ones needed in architectures for the cooperation of agents. In order to achieve this goal, the integration of previous works carried out on fuzzy behaviors and on cooperative architectures at the Intelligent Agents Laboratory has been used. This cooperation/coordination protocol is necessary to successfully control a group of autonomous robots. The protocol takes into account the fuzzy controllers used in the design of the robots. Three different fuzzy protocols have been considered and tested, both in a simulator and in real robots. Results of the experiment carried out and the conclusions obtained are presented.