Modeling of Test Resource Based on Multi-Agent and its Application in Intelligent Virtual Instrument

Abstract:

Because of the poor reconfigurability of the existing test resource models and the faultiness of the intelligent modeling methods in automatic test system, the modeling method based on Multi-Agent was studied. By analyzing the characters of test resources, the test resource models were classified as device model, adapter model and configuration model. The typical test resource model based on Multi-Agent with three layers and five agents was built. The structure and function of system management agent, model reconfiguration agent, function management agent, channel control agent and function realization agent in the model were analyzed. Then its application in Intelligent Virtual Instrument was introduced. This model based on Multi-Agent has good reconfigurability and intelligence, and it can be used to build the general-purpose and intelligent automatic test system.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 139-141)
• Pages: 1973-1976
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.139-141.1973
• Online since: October 2010
• Authors: Xue Yong Tian, Tian Qing Chang, Shao Hua Shi, Lei Zhang, Yang Han
• Keywords: Modeling, Multi-Agent (MA), Test Resource, Virtual Instrument (VI)

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