@Article{conway83a,
  author =	 {Lynn Conway and Victor R. Lesser and Daniel
                  G. Corkill},
  title =	 {The Distributed Vehicle Monitoring Testbed: A Tool
                  for Investigating Distributed Problem Solving
                  Networks},
  journal =	 {{AI} Magazine},
  year =	 1983,
  volume =	 4,
  number =	 3,
  abstract =	 {Cooperative distributed problem solving networks are
                  distributed networks of semi-autonomous processing
                  nodes that work together to solve a single
                  problem. The Distributed Vehicle Monitoring Testbed
                  is a flexible and fully-instrumented research tool
                  for empirically evaluating alternative designs for
                  these networks. The testbed simulates a class of a
                  distributed knowledge-based problem solving systems
                  operating on an abstracted version of a vehicle
                  monitoring task. There are two important aspects to
                  the testbed: (1.) it implements a novel generic
                  architecture for distributed problems solving
                  networks that exploits the use of sophisticated
                  local node control and meta-level control to improve
                  global coherence in network problem solving; (2.) it
                  serves as an example of how a testbed can be
                  engineered to permit the empirical exploration of
                  design issues in knowledge AI systems. The testbed
                  is capable of simulating different degrees of
                  sophistication in problem solving knowledge and
                  focus-of attention mechanisms, for varying the
                  distribution and characteristics of error in its
                  (simulated) input data, and for measuring the
                  progress of problem solving. Node configuration and
                  communication channel characteristics can also be
                  independently varied in the simulated network.},
  keywords =     {multiagent application classic},
  pages =	 {15--33},
  googleid = 	 {-Ukpwieym9QJ:scholar.google.com/},
  url =		 {http://jmvidal.cse.sc.edu/library/conway83a.pdf},
  comment =	 {Introduces the DVMT.},
  created =	 1003254932,
  cluster = 	 {15320034441261828601}
}