Table 1 Systems where agents are multifunctional and have functions that can partially overlap with other agents.
From: Networked buffering: a basic mechanism for distributed robustness in complex adaptive systems
Agent | System | Environment | Control | Agent Tasks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle type | Transportation Fleet | Transportation Network | Centralized Command and Control | Transporting goods, pax |
Force element | Defence Force Structure | Future Scenarios | Strategic Planning | Missions |
Person | Organization | Marketplace | Management | Job Roles |
Deme | Ecosystem | Physical Environment | Self-organized | Resource usage and creation |
Gene Product | Interactome | Cell | Self-organized and evolved | Energetic and sterric interactions |
Antigen | Immune System | Antibodies and host proteins | Immune learning | Recognizing foreign proteins |