Research on Parallelism in Problem-Solving Systems.

Abstract

This report summarizes the first year of research on a system for automatically generating hierarchical plans containing parallel (concurrent) actions. This is a general planning and problem-solving system that is not tied to a particular domain. Results of this research might eventually be used in the development of systems for automatically generating plans to coordinate the activities of military personnel engaged in a common mission. Other domains of application could include logistical planning, planning to use many computers on a network concurrently, and planning to prepare and disseminate a report or other information to a large group of people. General-purpose problem-solving systems elicited wide interest in the early and mid-1970s, and Sacerdoti's NOAH was one of the most important general planners produced. Some of the results of the new design appeared in a technical publication which is reproduced in the Appendix.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097608

Entities

People

  • David E. Wilkins

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Coding
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Hierarchies
  • Language
  • Meals
  • Military Applications
  • Military Personnel
  • Scientific Research

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.