Broad Aims & Biases of the Tutorial
AIM: We will concentrate on planning in deterministic, quasi-static and fully observable worlds
Will start with “classical” domains; but
discuss handling durative actions and
numeric constraints, as well as replanning
BIAS: To the extent possible, we shall shun brand-names and concentrate on unifying themes
- Better understanding of existing planners
- Normalized comparisons between planners
- Evaluation of trade-offs provided by various design choices
- Better understanding of inter-connections
- Hybrid planners using multiple refinements
- Explication of the connections between planning, CSP, SAT and ILP