Decision-Theoretic Control in RALPH-MEA

Decision-Theoretic Control in RALPH-MEA

The DT architecture uses standard decision-theoretic reasoning to determine the ideal action, using knowledge of types A, B, and C, and the MEU principle. Type A knowledge describes the current state, type B knowledge describes the effects of proposed actions, and type C knowledge evaluates the utility of new states. The MEU principle calculates the best decision D based on the utility of states that are the effect of D and the probability of those states occurring if D is executed in the current state. Chaining type B knowledge together provides the ability to look ahead several steps. Once the architecture generates an action, a learning component can compile the knowledge for use by other architectures.


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