Constructing Symbolic Representations for High-Level Planning
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v28i1.9004Keywords:
Learning, Planning, Reinforcement Learning, RepresentationAbstract
We consider the problem of constructing a symbolic description of a continuous, low-level environment for use in planning. We show that symbols that can represent the preconditions and effects of an agent's actions are both necessary and sufficient for high-level planning. This eliminates the symbol design problem when a representation must be constructed in advance, and in principle enables an agent to autonomously learn its own symbolic representations. The resulting representation can be converted into PDDL, a canonical high-level planning representation that enables very fast planning.