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arXiv AI By Yuning Chen, Hongda Zhang, Linqiang Hu, Ziqing Zhou, Yi Liu, Zhao Huang, Ding Zhou, Haining Xu

Autonomy and Coordination in Intelligent Manufacturing: A Recursive Autonomous Agent Framework

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The paper proposes a Recursive Autonomous Agent (RAA) framework for intelligent manufacturing, combining goal-driven autonomous agents with a recursive organizational structure. It identifies individual autonomy and collective coordination as coupled mechanisms that enable local decision-making and alignment with shared goals. The framework uses goal and capability contracts to define local objectives and facilitate the composition of production units, allowing coordinated groups to function as units within larger organizations.

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