U1760 Homework No.1 (Fall 2002)

Due 10/03/02


Give an example of agents (not necessarily intelligent) that were not discussed in class or the Russell & Norvig book.
  1. Define the environment that the agent occupies (physical, software...) in terms of the states that this environment can be in, and the following characteristics of the environment. Justify your answers.
  2. Define the action repertoire available to the agent. For each action, define its pre-conditions and post-conditions.
  3. Define the goal (or design objectives) of the agent, i.e. what it is intended to achieve.
  4. Is the agent purely reactive? Explain briefly.
Note: Please submit the assignments to the TA before class time on the due date.
Last Updated: Thu Oct 03 18:59:46 2002