03211nas|a2200385 i 4500 20260818175212.0 241198s1986 th uzm rtt 00| a1eng d .b1053913x AIT RSPR no. CS-86-2 Yih, Bau Dong Qualitative reasoning on physical object configurations Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1986 47 p. Research studies project report ; no. CS-86-2 A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986 It is generally accepted that the abilities to reason and to manipulate things in the physical world are part of what intelligence is . Many AI researches were conducted along this spectrum . These facilitate building intelligent robots which eventually do work for people . This study was conducted along this spectrum too . A system called "MANIPULATE" was · designed and implemented to manipulate objects and also reason their stabilities in a well- defined blocks world. The system inter leaves manipulation and reasoning in response to each kind of command . Manipulation procedures are goal - directed ones which were designed using problem reduction technique . Reasoning procedures are pack aged up in the form of rules that do embody knowledge in a systematic way. The ultimate goal in AI is to be able to solve hard , unstructured problems . However , it is still useful to explore simpler problems , such as the one MANIPULATE dealt with, in order to gain in sight in to the details of methods that can form the basis for the harder problems. The system "MANIPULAT E" considers the question of stability of physical configurations . The configurations are formed using regular shaped objects placed one upon another . The question of the stability of the structure is considered qualitatively. Further , the issues of representation of physical objects and the methodology of inference on them are also considered . Artificial Intelligence Sadananda, Ramakoti, Chairperson Henriksen, Rolf, Examination Committee Kanchana Kanchanasut, Examination Committee R.O.C. Government, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. CS-86-2 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19453 .b1053913x mnait y 240404 3 951012 m a y 0 mnait mnarc 22 40 Barcode : 30050120617062 CREATED : 1995-10-15 RECORD # : i10676582 LPATRON : 1011446 LCHKIN : 2000-07-14 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 1 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160005145 CREATED : 2016-03-24 RECORD # : i12908770 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 96423 96423 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 0 AIT RSPR no. CS-86-2 30050120617062 2026-08-18 17:52:12 3 2026-08-18 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT RSPR no. CS-86-2 30050160005145 2026-08-18 17:52:12 2026-08-18 40