Task Networks for Controlling Continuous Processes

Thispaperdescribesan extensionto the RAPsystem task-net semanticsandrepresentationlanguageto enable the effectivecontrolof continuousprocesses.The representationaddressesthe problemsof synchronizing plan expansionwitheventsin the world,coping withmultiple, non-deterministictask outcomes,and the descriptionof a simpleformof clean-uptask. It is alsopointedout that successandfailure needno specialplacein a task networkrepresentation.Success andfailure are really messagesaboutthe execution system'sknowledgeanddonot explicitly definethat system'sflowof control.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1994
• Where: AIPS
• Authors: R. James Firby
• Keywords: AIPS 1994, Artificial Intelligence, Effectivecontrolof Continuousprocesses.The Representationaddressesthe, Problemsof Synchronizing Plan, RAPsystem Task-net Semanticsandrepresentationlanguageto