Abstract:
In this paper, we propose an Attitude Based Team Model (ABTM)
in which we argue that team members' perspective or attitude is a very
important attribute for the performance of a team. Our team model presents
team as a collective abstract attitude, in which is embedded a novel way of
solving problems and conflicts in our domain. We argue that this collective
attitude is further decomposed into the individual attitudes of the agents
towards various team attributes (Team definition, team methods ... etc.). We
then evaluate the different types of the agent teams in a simulated fire world
using teams with and without different types of attitudes. The application and
implementation of this model to a virtual fire world has revealed a promising
prospect in developing team agents.
