SYNTHESIZING CONSTRAINT EXPRESSIONS

被引:205
作者
FREUDER, EC
机构
[1] Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham
关键词
backtrack; combinatorial algorithms; constraint networks; constraint satisfaction; graph coloring; network consistency; relaxation; scene labeling; search;
D O I
10.1145/359642.359654
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A constraint network representation is presented for a combinatorial search problem: finding values for a set of variables subject to a set of constraints. A theory of consistency levels in such networks is formulated, which is related to problems of backtrack tree search efficiency. An algorithm is developed that can achieve any level of consistency desired, in order to preprocess the problem for subsequent backtrack search, or to function as an alternative to backtrack search by explicitly determining all solutions. © 1978, ACM. All rights reserved.
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页码:958 / 966
页数:9
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