Exploration of Unknown Environments with Motivational Agents

  • Authors:
  • Luis Macedo;Amilcar Cardoso

  • Affiliations:
  • Coimbra Polytechnic Institute and University of Coimbra;University of Coimbra

  • Venue:
  • AAMAS '04 Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 1
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of exploring unknown, dynamic environments with motivational agents. The goal is the acquisition of a model of the environment including models of the entities that populate the environment. We describe the exploration strategy of both single and multiple agents. Each agent performs directed exploration using an action selection method based on the maximization of the intensity of positive feelings and minimization of negative ones. The exploration strategy for multiple agents relies on considering a team leader that integrates the maps and coordinates the actions of the members of the team. We present and discuss the results of an experiment conducted in simulated environments.