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<article-title>Optimal On-Line Scheduling in Stochastic Multi-Agent Systems <br/>in Continuous Space-Time</article-title>
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<author><a href="mailto:w.wiegerinck@science.ru.nl"><name>Wim Wiegerinck</name></a></author>
<aff>SNN, Radboud University Nijmegen Geert Grooteplein 21, <br/>int 126 6525 EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands</aff>

<author><a href="mailto:b.vandenbroek@science.ru.nl"><name>Bart van den Broek</name></a></author>
<aff>SNN, Radboud University Nijmegen Geert Grooteplein 21,<br/> int 126 6525 EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands</aff>

<author><a href="mailto:b.kappen@science.ru.nl"><name>Bert Kappen</name></a></author>
<aff>SNN, Radboud University Nijmegen Geert Grooteplein 21,<br/> int 126 6525 EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands</aff>
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<p>We consider multi-agent systems with stochastic non-linear
dynamics in continuous space-time. We focus on systems of
agents that aim to visit a number of given target locations
at given points in time at minimal control cost. The on-
line optimization of which agent has to visit which target
requires the solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB)
equation, which is a non-linear partial differential equation
(PDE). Under some conditions, the log-transform can be
applied to turn the HJB equation into a linear PDE.We then
show that the optimal solution in the multi-agent scheduling
problem can be expressed in closed form as a sum of single
schedule solutions.</p>
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