Qualitative Rigid Body Mechanics

We present a theory of qualitative rigid body mechanics and describe a program that uses this theory to compute qualitative dynamic simulations.1 The program works directly from a qualitative representation of geometry (qc-space). It employs a new qualitative representation for forces that reduces ambiguity in force sums and hence reduces branching.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: AAAI
• Authors: Thomas F. Stahovich, Randall Davis, Howard E. Shrobe
• Keywords: AAAI 1997, Force Sums, Intelligent Agents, Qualitative Representation, Qualitative Rigid Body