Robotic process automation and intelligent have gained a foothold in the of business processes, using blocks software (bots). These agents interact with systems through interfaces, replacing human intervention aim improving efficiency, reducing costs mitigating risks by ensuring enforcing compliance measures. However, there are aspects incorporation this new reality within continuity lifecycle ...

Both the US and European Community are now undertaking major projects to double air traffic capacity. It is believed that this will demand a significant increase in automation and a redefinition of the human air traffic controller’s role to be that of a supervisor of the automation and an intelligent agent to make tactical decisions in off-normal situations. This paper discusses the associated ...

The NIST Construction Metrology and Automation Group (CMAG), in cooperation with the NIST Intelligent Systems Division (ISD), is developing performance metrics and researching issues related to the design and development of a "Next Generation LADAR" sensor that will enable general automation in structured and unstructured environments. This paper quickly reviews the basic physics and implementa...

With the inception of the Internet, huge opportunities have arisen for intelligent automation of business-based transactions. Intelligent agent architectures have gained acceptance in implementing this domain and supporting electronic commerce and other Internet-based transactions. This use of agents in electronic commerce has mostly been directed toward applications that support transactions b...

The NIST Construction Metrology and Automation Group (CMAG), in cooperation with the NIST Intelligent Systems Division (ISD), is developing performance metrics and researching issues related to the design and development of a Next-Generation LADAR (laser radar) sensor that will enable general automation in structured and unstructured environments. This report reviews the basic physics and imple...

In the theory of traffic flows the main characteristics are: intensity, speed, and density.  They make it possible to use hydrodynamic models. In connection with the development of modern highways and road networks, traffic flows behavior is becoming more and more complex and diverse. In particular, the B.Kerner studies have shown that the laminar solution of hydrodynamic models is poorly corre...

The introduction of automation has accelerated in many industries to perform dangerous tasks or to achieve high efficiencies. Space autonomy, Internet, robotic vehicles, intelligent systems, wireless networks and power systems provide successful examples of various levels of automation. Advances in computing, communications and control have enabled automation. The need for automation in aviatio...

Improvements of predictive and corrective maintenance can be obtained by fault detection based on the prevision of the fault occurrence since the down time is prevented. The paper presents a solution to the abovementioned problem applied to the automation of a plant for automotive glass industry. The new approach is based on the learning and soft-computing processing of a set of measured variab...

Currently industrial automation systems are built using a hierarchical top-down approach, yielding tightly coupled and low flexibility systems. Holonic and intelligent agent-based industrial control systems have the potential to be much more highly robust and flexible systems with very loose coupling between subsystems. This paper explores Rockwell Automation’s current agent philosophy, applica...

A concept of the intelligent home is presented which is based on the idea that the functioning of the intelligent home emerges from the cooperation of different agents each representing a device of the home. The agents are grouped together in systems each of which realizes a certain function of the intelligent home. The security system is taken as an example for the way how these systems may be...