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Agent-based simulation framework for virtual prototyping of advanced livestock precision feeding systems
Authors:J PomarV López  C Pomar
Institution:a Department of Agricultural Engineering, Universitat de Lleida, Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
b Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 90, 2000 Route, 108 East Lennoxville, Que., Canada J1M 1Z3
Abstract:On-farm implementation of the concept of precision livestock farming requires the design and development of new, advanced and often complex equipment. This article proposes an agent-based simulation framework to meet the challenges of designing, testing and evaluating the performance of the new, automated precision feeding equipment for farms. In this context, an agent is a piece of software performing defined system functions such as exchanging information or requesting services to other agents via a high-level agent communication language. The proposed approach sees each main component of the actual precision feeding system represented by a virtual domain agent. The agents are then assembled within a multi-agent system that models the automatic precision feeding equipment as a whole. The operational capacity of the virtual prototype is achieved through communication and collaboration between the multiple agents that make up the system. The capacity for dynamic modification of parameters such as workload during the simulation process helps analyze the behavior, robustness and performance of the system prior to its actual use and thus providing a computer-aid tool helping in the design process. One case study shows that agent-based composable simulation can predict the behavior and performance of the system as a whole.
Keywords:Precision livestock farming  Precision feeding  Farm equipment design  Multi-agent  Virtual prototyping  Composable simulation
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