1. CoAX - Coalition Agents Experiment
AFRL Rome, AIAI Edinburgh, Boeing, Dartmouth, DERA Malvern,
Lockheed Martin ATL, Michigan, OBJS, USC/ISI,UWF/IHMC
Support from BBN, GITI, ISX, MITRE, MIT Sloan, Schafer, Stanford
Objectives:
Show that an Agent-based C2 framework can support agile and robust Coalition operations
Show Domain Management services can structure agent relationships and enforce coalition policies
Show Intelligent Task and Process Management can improve agent collaboration
Show that the CoABS Grid can be used to rapidly integrate a wide variety of agents and systems
Binni
Results:
Demonstrated proof-of-concept C2 coalition architecture within a realistic coalition scenario
Connected disparate stand-alone military systems while taking coalition concerns into account
Agent organization, behavior, security and resources managed by explicit coalition policy control
Potential influence on other Coalition programs and interest from additional nations in participating
DARPA
CoABS Grid
(GITI, ISX)
Agent Frameworks
KAoS Agents (Boeing, IHMC)
NOMADS Mobile Agents (IHMC)
EMAA/CAST Agents (LM ATL)
D’Agents (Dartmouth)
eGents (OBJS)
Agent Grid Services
Task and Process Management (AIAI)
Domain Management Services (Boeing, IHMC)
Asynchronous Wireless Connectivity (OBJS)
Plan Deconfliction (Michigan)
Exception Handling (MIT)
Military Systems
CAMPS (AFRL,GITI, BBN)
MBP (DERA) …
Agents on the Grid
AODB Agent (LM ATL)
Observer Agents (Dartmouth)
eGents Agents (OBJS)
Malicious Agents (IHMC, Boeing)
Web Weather Agent (USC/ISI)
Demonstrations:
Oct 2000
Information gathering for MBP
25 agents in 5 distinct domains
Binni coalition storyboard
July 2001
Planning and execution phases
45 agents in 7 overlapping
domains
Initial packaging of grid services
Realistic Binni Storyboard
July 2002
Dynamic event-driven workflow
Dynamic coalition formation
Dynamic coalition scenario
High-level re-usable tools