Computing solutions to intractable planning problems is particularly problematic within real-time domains. One approach to this problem includes off-line computation of contingency plans. However, because complex domains preclude creating a comprehensive library, a systemmust choose a subset of all possible plans to include. Strategic selections will ensure that the library contains an appropri...

In this paper a schematic survey on main tasks dealing with pow er system management has been accomplished. Each task has been de ned and studied from a neural perspective. Moreover, a represen tativ e but non exhaustive analysis of recent reported works in the eld is presented. Constitutive elements of a pow er system, such as generators, buses, lines, breakers, as w ell as most relevant magni...

Fleet automation often involves solving several strongly correlated sub-problems, including task allocation, motion planning, and coordination. Solutions need to account for very specific, domaindependent constraints. In addition, several aspects of the overall fleet management problem become known only online. We propose a method for solving the fleet-management problem grounded on a heuristic...

This work focuses on developing domain-independent heuristics for probabilistic planning problems characterized by full observability and non-deterministic effects of actions that are expressed by probability distributions. The approach is to first search for a high probability deterministic plan using a classical planner. A novel probabilistic plan graph heuristic is used to guide the search t...

Despite the composed ‘predict and provide’ attitude displayed in the National Urban Policy Paper towards change in Australian Cities, our cities have been more vulnerable to an increasing range of events and trends. The experience of the last year alone is a clear indicator that prediction along traditional lines is an increasingly unreliable way of managing cities. Instead, planning policy and...

As globalization continues to create interdependencies, organizations find themselves exposed to multiple vulnerabilities that may result in disruption of organizational activity. Contingency planning is widely touted as a method of dealing with and preparing for such interruptions. This risk management technique has many attributes that promote organizational flexibility; however, the effect o...

Replanning is a powerful mechanism for controlling robot motion under hard constraints and unpredictable disturbances, but it involves an inherent tradeoff between the planner’s power (e.g., a planning horizon or time cutoff) and its responsiveness to disturbances. This paper presents an adaptive time-stepping architecture for real-time planning with several advantageous properties. By dynamica...