'This book by Ghallab, Nau and Traverso is the best to date on automated artificial intelligence planning. It is very comprehensive, covering topics both in the core of AI planning and acting and other related AI topics such as robotic execution, automation and learning. Numerous features make it ideal for students to learn about AI planning, including historical notes and many illustrative examples. The book will serve as a trove of resources for researchers and practitioners in AI planning and other AI fields.' Qiang Yang, Chair Professor and Head of the Computer Science and Engineering Department, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1. Introduction; 2. Deliberation with deterministic models; 3. Deliberation with refinement methods; 4. Deliberation with temporal models; 5. Deliberation with nondeterministic models; 6. Deliberation with probabilistic models; 7. Other deliberation functions; 8. Concluding remarks.