Knowledge Sharing for Planning: The Knowledge Interchange
Interface
V. Wong and J. Britanik and
M. Marefat
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Abstract
Cooperation between planners is essential when solving many complicated
problems in planning. In this paper, we discuss our knowledge sharing
methodology for planning which is manifested in a framework, called
KII (Knowledge Interchange Interface). The KII is used to realize
cooperation between heterogeneous planning systems. Cooperation takes place
in a peer-to-peer manner through a common ontology. The KII consists of
five integrated modules which are used to provide knowledge translation into
and out of the defined common ontology language from the local knowledge
representations and also provide communication between the planning
systems.