A Mobile Automation: an Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Citation

Nils J. Nilsson, A MOBILE AUTOMATON: AN APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES, Standford Research Institute, 1969

Abstract

A research project applying artificial intelligence techniques to development of integrated robot systems is described. The experimental facility consists of an SDS-940 computer and associated programs controlling a wheeled vehicle that carries a TV camera and other sensors. The primary emphasis is on the development of a system of programs for processing sensory data from the vehicle, for storing relevant information about the environment, and for planning the sequence of motor actions necessary to accomplish tasks in the environment.

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