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[x . huang]

I am now starting to programe for my project using swarm. But I still have 
one problem yet to be solved, and I would like to seek its solution from you.

My project is about simulating travellers' behaviour in a transport network 
where
information systems are used. I designed a multiagent framework for this project
in which travellers, information systems, and transport networks are all taken
as agents. However, these agents' decision-making procedures are closely 
related to each other, i.e., one agent's decision-making will be influenced by 
the 
status (for example, traffic congestion level of transport network) of other 
agents. Therefore, they can not make decisions without considering other 
agents'status. So, my question is: in this simulation, how to make it possible 
for 
all agents to live against the same clock system such that each agent can get 
other agents' CURRENT status. 
In non-multiagent systems, we know the solution to this problem is to let 
fast processors to wait slow processors. But I do not know how swarm can 
solve this problem.
You suggestions will be very much appreciated.

Xueyue Huang
Centre for Transport Studies
Imperial College
London
UK
+44 171 594 6037

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