Decision-Making in an Embedded Reasoning System

The developmentof reasoning systems that can reason and plan in a continuously changing environment is emerging as an important area of research in Arti cial Intelligence. Thispaper describes someof the features of a Procedural Reasoning System (PRS) that enables it to operate e ectively in such environments. The basic system design is rst described and it is shown how this architecture supports both goaldirected reasoning and the ability to react rapidly to unanticipated changes in the environment. The decision-making capabilities of the system are then discussed and it is indicated how the system integrates these components in a manner that takes account of the bounds on both resources and knowledge that typify most real-time operations. The systemhasbeen applied to handling malfunctions on the space shuttle, threat assessment, and the control of an autonomous robot.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1989
• Where: IJCAI
• Authors: Michael P. Georgeff, François Felix Ingrand
• Keywords: Developmentof Reasoning Systems, IJCAI 1989, IJCAI 2007, Procedural Reasoning System, Reasoning System