GOAL-BASED PLANNING SYSTEM

摘要

Methods and apparatus for determining actions to be performed by a plurality of assets such that a predetermined task is performed. Methods comprise receiving, by a task decomposition module (105), task information that specifies the predetermined task; using the task information, determining, by the task decomposition module (105), a plurality of sub-tasks, the sub-tasks being such that if each of those sub-tasks were performed, the predetermined task would be performed; using information relating to the plurality of assets and the determined sub-tasks, assigning, by an assignment module (115), each sub-task to an asset; for each asset to which a sub-task has been assigned, and for each sub-task assigned to that asset, determining, by a planner module (120), one or more actions, an action determined for an asset and sub-task being such that, if that action is performed by that asset, that sub-task is performed.

主权项

1. A method of determining actions to be performed by a plurality of assets such that a predetermined task is performed, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more task decomposition modules, task information, the task information specifying the predetermined task that is to be performed by the plurality of assets; using the task information, determining, by the one or more task decomposition modules, a plurality of sub-tasks, the plurality of sub-tasks being such that if each of those sub-tasks were performed, the task specified by the task information would be performed; using information relating to the plurality of assets and the determined sub-tasks, assigning, by one or more assignment modules, each of the sub-tasks to an asset; and for each asset to which a sub-task has been assigned, and for each sub-task assigned to that asset, determining, at least in part by one or more planner modules, one or more actions; wherein the one or more actions determined for an asset and for a sub-task assigned to that asset are such that, if those actions are performed by that asset, that asset would perform that sub-task.