Mataric's Modification of Subsumption Architecture

An Example of Planning and Learning in a Subsumption Architecture

Mataric [1991] describes some modifications to the subsumption architecture to allow it recognize landmarks, learn map features, and to navigate based on this map (planning). The basic subsumption architecture is not violated in Mataric's scheme (i.e. it is not organized hierarchically with separate modules for different capabilities) but rather proceeds bottom-up, from the already instantiated behaviors of the agent. Thus the architecture designs that Mataric suggests are not changes to the basic architecture but a systematic addition of new capabilities to the basic subsumption model.


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