Norm Emergence through Conflict-Blocking Interactions in Industrial Internet of Things Environments.

Wang, Y; Miao, Y; Fu, G; Lu, P; Yang, Y; Gu, W; Fang, Z; Niu, L

Norm Emergence through Conflict-Blocking Interactions in Industrial Internet of Things Environments.

Wang, Y Miao, Y Fu, G Lu, P Yang, Y Gu, W Fang, Z Niu, L

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Publisher:: MDPI AG
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sensors (Basel), 2024, 24, (18), pp. 6047
Issue Date:: 2024-09-19

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dc.contributor.author	Wang, Y
dc.contributor.author	Miao, Y
dc.contributor.author	Fu, G
dc.contributor.author	Lu, P
dc.contributor.author	Yang, Y
dc.contributor.author	Gu, W
dc.contributor.author	Fang, Z
dc.contributor.author	Niu, L
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-28T06:00:43Z
dc.date.available	2024-09-02
dc.date.available	2025-01-28T06:00:43Z
dc.date.issued	2024-09-19
dc.identifier.citation	Sensors (Basel), 2024, 24, (18), pp. 6047
dc.identifier.issn	1424-8220
dc.identifier.issn	1424-8220
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/184420
dc.description.abstract	Norms have been effectively utilized to facilitate smooth interactions among agents. Norms are usually the global data that agents cannot directly access in complex environments; instead, norms can only be indirectly accessed by agents via maintaining their own beliefs about norms. Establishing norms using decentralized interaction-based methods has attracted much attention. However, the current methods overlook Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) environments. In IIoT, there is a prevalent feature called "conflict-blocking", where agents' conflicting action strategies can block an interaction from being completed or even cause danger. To facilitate norm emergence in IIoT, we propose a framework to support agent decisions in conflict-blocking interactions. The framework aids in achieving system scalability by integrating the fusion of agent beliefs about norms. We prove that the proposed framework guarantees norm emergence. We also theoretically and experimentally analyze the time required for norm emergence under the influence of various factors, such as the number of agents. A vehicle movement simulator is also developed to vividly illustrate the process of norm emergence.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Sensors (Basel)
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/s24186047
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0301 Analytical Chemistry, 0502 Environmental Science and Management, 0602 Ecology, 0805 Distributed Computing, 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Analytical Chemistry
dc.subject.classification	3103 Ecology
dc.subject.classification	4008 Electrical engineering
dc.subject.classification	4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
dc.subject.classification	4104 Environmental management
dc.subject.classification	4606 Distributed computing and systems software
dc.title	Norm Emergence through Conflict-Blocking Interactions in Industrial Internet of Things Environments.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	24
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
utslib.for	0301 Analytical Chemistry
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	0602 Ecology
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-01-28T06:00:41Z
pubs.issue	18
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	24
utslib.citation.issue	18

Abstract:

Norms have been effectively utilized to facilitate smooth interactions among agents. Norms are usually the global data that agents cannot directly access in complex environments; instead, norms can only be indirectly accessed by agents via maintaining their own beliefs about norms. Establishing norms using decentralized interaction-based methods has attracted much attention. However, the current methods overlook Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) environments. In IIoT, there is a prevalent feature called "conflict-blocking", where agents' conflicting action strategies can block an interaction from being completed or even cause danger. To facilitate norm emergence in IIoT, we propose a framework to support agent decisions in conflict-blocking interactions. The framework aids in achieving system scalability by integrating the fusion of agent beliefs about norms. We prove that the proposed framework guarantees norm emergence. We also theoretically and experimentally analyze the time required for norm emergence under the influence of various factors, such as the number of agents. A vehicle movement simulator is also developed to vividly illustrate the process of norm emergence.

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