{"product_id":"toward-a-mobile-agent-relay-hyon-h-kwak-9781249449546","title":"Toward a Mobile Agent Relay Network","description":"Although wireless communication provides connectivity where hardwired links are difficult or impractical, it is still hindered by the environmental conditions where the communicators reside. An alternative solution is to create a Mobile Agent Relay Network (MARN). Each autonomous node in the MARN decides where to move to maintain the network connectivity using only locally-available information from onboard sensors and communication with in-range neighbor nodes. This thesis takes the first steps toward realizing a MARN by providing mobile relay agents. Each model-based reflex agent is guided by a modified flocking behavior which considers only trustworthy neighbors and uses a Bayesian model to aggregate observations and shared reputation. The relay agents are able to build a network and maintain connectivity for their users. In this work, MARN agent algorithms are evaluated in a simulated unobstructed environment with stationary users. The system behavior is explored under both benign conditions and with varying numbers of misbehaving nodes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyon H. Kwak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1249449545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781249449546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.15d","brand":"Hyon H. Kwak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611139850495,"sku":"9781249449546","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8af9e55-90f2-40d7-9eb0-dd8ee9f8350b.jpg?v=1764511995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toward-a-mobile-agent-relay-hyon-h-kwak-9781249449546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}