网络环境下虚拟机器人——“SoftMan”系统平台总体设计

基于网络环境虚拟机器人的计算模式融合分布式人工智能、并行分布式系统、移动智体和人工生命的技术,是计算机网络时代的一项崭新而关键技术,不仅会实现更灵活的分布式异步计算,而且将把网络计算带入一个全新的智能化时代。这种计算方式在如何充分利用网络资源,如何给移动用户提供高效的服务等诸多问题上提供了新的思路,目前主要研究领域集中在动态信息获取、智能网络、电子商务、主动网络和移动智能通信网络等。本文系统阐述“SoftMan”系统平台的设计方法、开发策略、总体架构和软件实现,同时对其相关支撑技术进行了剖析;最后就“Soft—Man”系统开发的思路和未来研究趋势进行了展望。

Virtual Robot in Network Environment--"SoftMan" System Platform Design

Integrated with distributed artificial intelligence and distributed system, and mobile agent, and Artificial Life, "SoftMan" is one of the most brand-new and crucial technology in the age of Internet. "SoftMan" can not only ac- complish the more flexible computing by distributed asynchronous way, but also bring the network computing into a new intelligent era. The computing mode of "SoftMan" is developed from the traditional computing method, it not only exhibits those Agent's features, such as autonomous, intelligent, mobile, but also applies the method of AL, and ex- tends the distributed computing. The main advantages of the "SoftMan" paradigm lie in its ability to full utilize network resources and to provide the best service for mobile customer. At present, the research of this field concentrates infor- mation searching, filtering and retrieval, and for electronic commerce on the Web, and intelligent network, and active network, and mobile communicational network. Based on the correct comprehension of "SoftMan", this paper focuses on the analysis and elaboration of research platform about "SoftMan", including its related support technology and de- velopment methods. At last, we give a novel thinking about the development of "SoftMan" system and forecast its re- search trend in near the future.