INF2D: 19: Monitoring, Planning and Hierarchical Plans
This folder continues, and concludes, our study of symbolic planning. It consists of:
- three videos of short lectures. They cover:
- Execution Monitoring and Re-planning
- Representing Hierarchical Plans
- Searching Hierarchical Plans
- Some required reading from Russell and Norvig
- A quiz that tests your understanding of the material presented here.
Please watch the videos or attend the in-persion lecture, do the required reading, and attempt the quiz. If there is anything you don't understand, then please ask your question at the lecture or post it on piazza.
Lecture 19 Slide
19.pdf (small update on a typos on the slides, updated: 4 Mar 2025)
Required Reading
R&N Section 11.2 or NIE Chapter (11) "Planning and Acting in the Real World", Section 2.
NOTE: The abbreviation R&N refers to:
“Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach” Third Edition, Russell R & Norvig P, Prentice Hall, 2010 (R&N).
The abbreviation NIE stands for the following edition of the same book:
“Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach” Third Edition, Pearson New International Edition, Russell R & Norvig P, Pearson, 2014.
Quiz 19: Monitoring, Re-planning and Hierarchical Plans
These questions are designed to test your understanding of the above course content; doing this quiz does not contribute to your overall grade. Some questions require a text answer. You can ask for formative feedback on these from your tutor or on piazza. Other questions are multiple choice or they require a numeric answer: you will get immediate feedback for these. Please don't attempt this quiz until you have acquainted yourself with this lecture and the required reading.
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Videos recorded by Prof. Alex Lascarides
19a: Execution Monitoring and Re-Planning
19a slides: 19a.pdf
19a video:
19b: Representing Hierarchical Plans
19b slides: 19b.pdf
19b video:
19c: Searching Hierarchical Plans
19c slides: 19c.pdf
19c video: