Possibly Optimal Decision-Making under Self-sufficiency and Autonomy

摘要: Any self sufficient autonomous agent faces multiple tasks to which it must sequence its behaviour if is manage time appropriately. This paper considers the minimal task scenario - two resouce problem. Some possible mechanisms, inspired from ideas in ethology and having claim perform optimally when analysed mathematically, are considered: one based on cost function another motivational tendancies. Several variants of mechanisms implemented tested a continuous dimensional simulation environment under variety conditions. Those closely linked functions do not well, adaptive, dither. The mechansisms tendancies better, more demonstrate opportunism. difficulty finding effective by using functional perspective noted.Copyright 1997 Academic Press Limited Copyright