Qualitative kinematics: a framework

  • Authors:
  • Kenneth D. Forbus;Paul Nielsen;Boi Faltings

  • Affiliations:
  • Qualitative Reasoning Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois;Qualitative Reasoning Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois;Qualitative Reasoning Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

  • Venue:
  • IJCAI'87 Proceedings of the 10th international joint conference on Artificial intelligence - Volume 1
  • Year:
  • 1987

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Abstract

Qualitative spatial reasoning has seen little progress This paper attempts to explain why We provide a framework for qualitative kinematics (QK), qualitative spatial reasoning about motion We propose that no general-purpose, purely qualitative kinematics exists. We propose instead the MD/PV model of spatial reasoning, which combines the power of diagrams with qualitative representations Next we propose connectivity as the organizing principle for kinematic state, and describe a set of basic inferences which every QK system must make. The framework's utility is illustrated by considering two programs, one finished and one in progress We end by discussing the research questions this framework raises.