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Features of Emotional Planning in Software Agents

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Decision Theory and Multi-Agent Planning

Part of the book series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 482))

Abstract

Resource-bounded agents that are situtated in complex environments face challenges of uncertainty, non-determinism, conflicting goals, and social interaction. We investigate planning and emotional processes as helpful assets in this context and point out possibilities of interactions between them. The different perspectives of these processes on the tasks of situated agents are found to be complementary in whole architectural designs, although substantial consolidation and integration is needed.

The Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence is supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture and by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology. Part of this work is carried out within the Network of Excellence Humaine (Contract No. 507422) that is funded by the European Union’s Sixth Framework Programme with support from the Austrian Funds for Research and Technology Promotion for Industry (FFF 808818/2970 KA/SA). This publication reflects only the authors’ views. The European Community is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.

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    Stefan Rank, Paolo Petta & Robert Trappl

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Rank, S., Petta, P., Trappl, R. (2006). Features of Emotional Planning in Software Agents. In: Della Riccia, G., Dubois, D., Kruse, R., Lenz, HJ. (eds) Decision Theory and Multi-Agent Planning. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 482. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-38167-8_11

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