Publication
Planning from Second Principles---A Logic-based Approach
Jana Koehler
DFKI, DFKI Research Reports (RR), Vol. 94-13, 1994.
Abstract
In this paper, a logical formalization of planning from second principles is proposed, which relies on a systematic decomposition of the planning process. Deductive inference processes with clearly defined semantics formalize planning from second principles.
Plan modification is based on a deductive approach which yields provably correct modified plans.
Reusable plans are retrieved from a dynamically created plan library using terminological logic as a query language to the libary.
Apart from sequential plans, this approach enables a planner to efficiently reuse and modify plans containing control structures like conditionals and iterations.