Constraint-Based Agents An Architecture for Constraint-Based Modeling and Local-Search-Based Reasoning for Planning and Scheduling in Open and Dynamic Worlds /

• Main Author: Nareyek, Alexander (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 2062
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; System theory.; Computer programming.; Algorithms.; Computer communication systems.; Data structures (Computer science).; Artificial Intelligence.; Systems Theory, Control.; Programming Techniques.; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.; Computer Communication Networks.; Data Structures and Information Theory.

Autonomous agents have become a vibrant research and development topic in recent years attracting activity and attention from various areas. The basic agent concept incorporates proactive autonomous units with goal-directed-behaviour and communication capabilities. The book focuses on autonomous age...

Table of Contents:

• Using Global Constraints for Local Search
• Structural Constraint Satisfaction
• The Planning Model
• Application
• Conclusion
• Future Work
• Internet Links
• The "Send More Money" Problem
• Choice Randomization
• Ensuring the Satisfaction of Structural Constraints.