This paper analyzes the suitability of reinforcement learning (RL) for both programming and adapting situated agents. We discuss two RL algorithms: Q-learning and the Bucket Brigade. We introduce a special case of the Bucket Brigade, and analyze and compare its…

We develop a novel autonomous control synthesis strategy called Phase Space Navigator for the automatic synthesis of nonlinear control systems. The Phase Space Navigator generates global control laws by synthesizing flow shapes of dynamical systems and planning and navigating system…

We develop a qualitative method for understanding and representing phase space structures of complex systems and demonstrate the method with a program, MAPS --- Modeler and Analyzer for Phase Spaces, using deep domain knowledge of dynamical system theory. Given a…

A key problem in model-based object recognition is selection, namely, the problem of determining which regions in the image are likely to come from a single object. In this paper we present an approach that extracts and uses color region…

El Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior revitaliza la competencia tutorial como uno de los ejes nucleares sobre los que debe sustentarse la actividad docente. Para satisfacer y cumplir los derechos y los deberes de alumnos y profesores, en materia de…

En lo referente al entretenimiento, la ciudad de Quito no cuenta con bares especializados; ya que en todos se puede encontrar una gran variedad de cócteles y licores fuertes; sin embargo existe una variedad de 3 – 4 marcas de…

The knowledge that consumers have of products and services as well as other factors serves as an indicator as to which product or store to “pick”. The products and store location add to the ease with which consumers are able…

The study assessed the organizational effectiveness of LPU using the Malcolm Baldridge Assessment Instrument which defines organizational effectiveness in terms of seven categories, namely: leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, human resource focus, process…

El concepto capital intelectual encierra en sí complejidades que le son inherentes; pero que se emplean de manera profusa. Conocer la naturaleza y la composición del capital intelectual es importante para concebir estrategias exitosas de gestión del conocimiento. En muchos…

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