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title: "Planning Using a Temporal World Model"
authors:
  - "James F. Allen"
  - "Johannes A. G. M. Koomen"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1983/180"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1983/0180.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Eighth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1983
pages: "741-746"
track: "Planning and Search"
keywords:
---

# Planning Using a Temporal World Model

James F. Allen, Johannes A. G. M. Koomen

*Proceedings of the Eighth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 741-746.

## Abstract

Current problem -s olving sy s tem s are con strained in their applicability by inadequate world models. We suggest a world model ba s ed on a temporal logic . Thi s approach allows the problem solver to gather constraints on the ordering of actions without having to commit to an ordering when a conflict is detected. As such , it generalizes the work on nonlinear planning by Sacercloti and Tate. In addition , it allows more general de scriptions of actions that may occur simult.aneously or overlap, and appears promising in supporting rea soning about external events and actions cau s ed by other ag ents.