Weerasinghe, Janith
Building Helpful Virtual Agents Using Plan Recognition and Planning
Geib, Christopher (Drexel University) | Weerasinghe, Janith (Drexel University) | Matskevich, Sergey (Drexel University) | Kantharaju, Pavan (Drexel University) | Craenen, Bart (Newcastle University) | Petrick, Ronald P. A. (Heriot-Watt University)
This paper presents a new model of cooperative behavior based on the interaction of plan recognition and automated planning. Based on observations of the actions of an "initiator" agent, a "supporter" agent uses plan recognition to hypothesize the plans and goals of the initiator. The supporter agent then proposes and plans for a set of subgoals it will achieve to help the initiator. The approach is demonstrated in an open-source, virtual robot platform.