ASPMT(QS): Non-Monotonic Spatial Reasoning with Answer Set Programming Modulo Theories

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-23264-5_41zbMATH Open1470.68219arXiv1506.04929OpenAlexW2194834917WikidataQ62623659 ScholiaQ62623659MaRDI QIDQ3449232FDOQ3449232

Mehul Bhatt, Carl R. Schultz, Przemysław Andrzej Wałęga

Publication date: 4 November 2015

Published in: Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The systematic modelling of emph{dynamic spatial systems} [9] is a key requirement in a wide range of application areas such as comonsense cognitive robotics, computer-aided architecture design, dynamic geographic information systems. We present ASPMT(QS), a novel approach and fully-implemented prototype for non-monotonic spatial reasoning ---a crucial requirement within dynamic spatial systems-- based on Answer Set Programming Modulo Theories (ASPMT). ASPMT(QS) consists of a (qualitative) spatial representation module (QS) and a method for turning tight ASPMT instances into Sat Modulo Theories (SMT) instances in order to compute stable models by means of SMT solvers. We formalise and implement concepts of default spatial reasoning and spatial frame axioms using choice formulas. Spatial reasoning is performed by encoding spatial relations as systems of polynomial constraints, and solving via SMT with the theory of real nonlinear arithmetic. We empirically evaluate ASPMT(QS) in comparison with other prominent contemporary spatial reasoning systems. Our results show that ASPMT(QS) is the only existing system that is capable of reasoning about indirect spatial effects (i.e. addressing the ramification problem), and integrating geometric and qualitative spatial information within a non-monotonic spatial reasoning context.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.04929

zbMATH Keywords

declarative spatial reasoninganswer set programming modulo theoriesnonmonotonic spatial reasoning

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Logic programming (68N17) Logic in artificial intelligence (68T27)

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