Fielded Object Network as a Framework for Computer Intelligence

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Fielded Object Network as a Framework for
Computer Intelligence

• State University of Campinas
• UNICAMP - Brazil

Rodrigo Gonçalves Ricardo Gudwin Fernando Gomide
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What is Fielded Object Network (FON)?

• Object Network extension aiming at a
  multiresolutional and massively parallel
  representation and implementation tool
• 4 Gudwin, R. R., Gomide, F., An Approach to
  Computational Semiotics. Proceedings of the
  ISAS'97 - Intelligent Systems and Semiotics A
  Learning Perspective -Gaithersburg, MD, USA -
  22-25 September, 1997
• Object definition object is an individual and
  atomic entity
• Definition FON is an object system where the
  objects are composed by five elements
• attributes (attributes ? parts)
• functions (? method)
• field
• connections
• life cycle.

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FON object Field

• Field
• place where the object places the objects that it
  contains
• Physical parameters
• spatial structure and dimension.
• Physical laws
• rules that affect a subset of attributes of the
  contained objects
• Embedded nature
• Universe object
• Atomic object

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FON object Life cycle

• An independent and parallel dynamic system that
  is ruled by some kind of algorithm while the
  object exists
• A processing stream related to an object
• Life Cycle x Embedded Nature
• Passive x Active

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FON object Connections

• Field concept ? data visibility restrictions ?
  visibility scope
• Normal visibility scope (direct access)
• Connection communication line between two or
  more objects
• Two kinds of communication (interaction)
  physical logical

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FON objects connections and assimilation

• Physical communication
• embedded nature hit function
• Logical communication
• connection assimilation function
• an object must explicitly allow its assimilation
  before being assimilated

embedded nature
hit func
hit func
assimilate
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FON objects assimilation types

• Three different assimilation types
• Destructive assimilation
• Non-destructive assimilation

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FON objectsassimilation types

• Message passing

assimilate
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Why and when FON?

• Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI)
• Distributed Problem Solving (DPS)
• Multi-agent Systems (MAS)
• FON Framework for DAI
• Highlights
• Using CORBA or PVM FON can be distributed in a
  network
• FON objects ? mobile objects

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Example A FON approach to GSM

• GSM ? FON

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Application example AGV
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What is the relationship between FON and
semiotics?

• Semiotic Oriented Autonomous Intelligent Systems
  Engineering
• Analysis
• Semiotic analysis UML extension
• Project
• FON modeling UML extension
• Design
• FON framework

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Conclusions

• Fielded Object Network (FON) is an extension of
  Object Network (ON)
• Object
• Life Cycle
• Field, embedded nature
• Communication
• physical
• hit
• logical
• Destructive assimilation
• Non destructive assimilation
• Message passing assimilation
• FON is a framework for DAI
• Example GSM implementation using FON
• Application example AGV
• FON can be used in a Semiotic Oriented
  Autonomous Intelligent Systems Engineering as
  modeling and implementation tool