Application of Intelligent Automata to Reconnaissance
by Nilsson, N. J., Raphael, B. and Wahlstrom, S.
Technical Report Institution: Stanford Research Institute
May 1968.
Note: Project 5953 Interim Report 4
From the Nilsson archives – SHAKEY papers
Abstract
This report describes the results of research during the past
four months on the project, “Applications of Intelligent Automata to
Reconnaissance.” The primary goal of this project is to investigate
techniques in artificial intelligence applied to the control of a mobile
automaton in a real environment. The main emphasis is on the design
of a hierarchy of computer programs that will accept visual and other
sensory information gathered by the automaton and will direct the actions
of the automaton in performing missions that require the abilities to
plan ahead and to learn from previous experience.
The work described has largely been aimed toward preparing for
an extensive series of experiments with the automaton system, and
completes all of the items specified under Phase II of the project.
This report summarizes our present status in software and hardware
development and then outlines the purposes and plan for the experiments
to follow.
