PLANNER AND DOMAIN - DOMAIN CONFIGURATION FOR A TASK PLANNER

The problems associated with domain configuration for an AI task plann er are discussed in the context of current Knowledge Based System (KBS ) research and practical experience in the design and development of a pplication domains. The domain knowledge required to configure a non-l inear hierarchical planner is partitioned into functional areas and th e issues prevalent in each area are presented with examples drawn from a simplified bridge building domain and a satellite repair domain. Ot her relevant work in planning design guidelines, ontologies and method ologies is also discussed.