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Generation of macro-operators via investigation of action dependencies in plans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2010

Lukáš Chrpa
Lukáš Chrpa*
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Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Theoretical Computer Science and Mathematical Logic, Charles University in Prague, Malostranské náměsti 25, 118 00, Prague 1, Czech Republic e-mail: chrpa@kti.mff.cuni.cz
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Abstract

There are many approaches for solving planning problems. Many of these approaches are based on ‘brute force’ search methods and they usually do not care about structures of plans previously computed in particular planning domains. By analyzing these structures, we can obtain useful knowledge that can help us find solutions to more complex planning problems. The method described in this paper is designed for gathering macro-operators by analyzing training plans. This sort of analysis is based on the investigation of action dependencies in training plans. Knowledge gained by our method can be passed directly to planning algorithms to improve their efficiency.

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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 25 , Special Issue 3: Planning and scheduling , September 2010 , pp. 281 - 297
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