Journal of South China University of Technology (Natural Science Edition) ›› 2007, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (9): 107-112.

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Multi-Agent-Based Distributed Monitoring and Controlling System for Hazard Installations

Zhou lian-feng1  Chen Guo-hua1  Wan Mu-sheng2  Chen Qing-guang2   

  1. 1. School of Industrial Control and Equipment Engineering , South China Univ. of Tech. , Guangzhou 510640 , Guangdong , China;2. Guangdong Institute of Safety Science and Tech. , Guangzhou 510620 , Guangdong , China
  • Received:2006-11-06 Online:2007-09-25 Published:2007-09-25
  • Contact: 周剑峰(1970-) ，男，博士生，主要从事过程装备安全可靠性及风险评价技术研究. E-mail:zhou_jianfeng@sohu. com
  • About author:周剑峰(1970-) ，男，博士生，主要从事过程装备安全可靠性及风险评价技术研究.
  • Supported by:

    广东省科技计划项目(2005B32401008 )

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Abstract:

The distrihuted and remote monitoring and controlling system for hazard installations , especially for fatal hazard installations , is of great importance to the prevention of major accidents , the succor of people and properties in emergency and the management of hazard installations. In this paper , the concept and model of multi-Agent group (MAG) are first proposed hased on the multi-Agent technology. Then , the characteristics of the MAG model
and the differences hetween MAG and multi-Agent system (MAS) are discussed. Moreover , a MAG model for monitoring and controlling hazard installations is estahlished hased on task analyses , in which the tasks are decomposed into 5 Agents including the Monitoring and Control Agent , the Remote Communication Agent , the Feature Extraction Agent , the Early-Waming Analysis Agent and the User Interface Agent. The 5 Agents operate independently and they synergetically compose a multiple distrihuted MAGs system to perform distrihuted monitoring and controlling for hazard installations. Finally , a monitoring and controlling system for LPG storage is presented hased on the proposed MAG model and the architecture of the distrihuted monitoring and controlling system , and the main functions of the agents are also analyzed.

Key words: hazard installation, monitoring and controlling system, multi-Agent, group, distrihuted system