WHISPER: A Problem-Solving System Utilizing Diagrams and a Parallel Processing Retina
Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Problem-solving and Search. Pages 459-463.
Abstract
Diagrams are of substantial benefit to WHISPER, a computer problem-solving system, In testing the stability of a "blocks world" structure and predicting the event sequences which occur as that structure collapses. WHISPER ''s components Include a high level reasoner which knows some qualitative aspects of Physics, a simulated parallel processing "retina" to "look at" Its diagrams, and a set of re-drawing procedures for modifying these diagrams. Roughly modelled after the human eye, WHISPER's retina can fixate at any diagram location, and Its resolution decreases away from Its center. Diagrams enable WHISPER to work with objects of arbitrary shape, detect collisions and other motion discontinuities, discover coincidental alignments, and easily update Ita world model after a state change.
@inproceedings{ijcai1977p104,
title = {WHISPER: A Problem-Solving System Utilizing Diagrams and a Parallel Processing Retina},
author = {Funt, Brian V.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on
Artificial Intelligence, {IJCAI-77}},
publisher = {International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence},
editor = {Raj Reddy},
pages = {459--463},
year = {1977},
note = {Problem-solving and Search},
url = {https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/104},
}
TY - CPAPER TI - WHISPER: A Problem-Solving System Utilizing Diagrams and a Parallel Processing Retina AU - Funt, Brian V. T2 - Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI-77 PB - International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence PY - 1977 SP - 459 EP - 463 UR - https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1977/104 ER -Copied
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