Environment
Environment is simply the world in which an agent operates. The aspects of
an agent's intended environment often influence the properties it must have, as well as many of the
design decisions made in developing the architecture of that agent. Different aspects
of the environment are presented in the list below. Note that these
categories are not mutually-exclusive; for instance, an enviroment may
be both dynamic and unpredictable.
- Dynamic vs. Static
- Agent
- Events
- External demands
- The following list includes environmental considerations that
influenced the designers though they do not affect the agent directly:
Use the following list to view the features of the intended environment of
any given architecture:
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