Motion Planning Ontology

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AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/robotics/motion-planning-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Motion Planning in robotics,
    including robot state, configuration space, start state, goal state,
    obstacles, free space, paths, trajectories, constraints, collision
    checking, cost functions, planning algorithms, feasibility,
    uncertainty, replanning and recursive plan refinement.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Robotics Systems
    Autonomous Systems
    Embodied AI Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Motion Planning ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Motion Planning

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Robotics

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Robotics
    Motion Planning
    Path Planning
    Autonomous Systems
    Control
    Optimisation
    Embodied AI

CORE_DEFINITION
    Motion Planning is the computational process of determining a feasible
    path or trajectory that moves a robotic system from a start state to a
    goal state while satisfying geometric, kinematic, dynamic, safety and
    task-specific constraints.

ENTITY_IDS
    MOTION_PLANNING
        ID
            MOTION_PLANNING_001

    ROBOT_STATE
        ID
            MP_ROBOT_STATE_001

    CONFIGURATION_SPACE
        ID
            CONFIGURATION_SPACE_001

    START_STATE
        ID
            START_STATE_001

    GOAL_STATE
        ID
            GOAL_STATE_001

    OBSTACLE
        ID
            MP_OBSTACLE_001

    FREE_SPACE
        ID
            FREE_SPACE_001

    PATH
        ID
            MP_PATH_001

    TRAJECTORY
        ID
            MP_TRAJECTORY_001

    PLANNING_CONSTRAINT
        ID
            PLANNING_CONSTRAINT_001

    COST_FUNCTION
        ID
            MOTION_COST_FUNCTION_001

FACTS
    Motion Planning
        is_a_process_within
            Robotics

    Motion Planning
        operates_over
            Robot State
            Configuration Space
            Environment Model

    Motion Planning
        connects
            Start State
        to
            Goal State

    Motion Planning
        may_generate
            Path
            Trajectory
            Action Sequence

    Motion Planning
        may_consider
            Obstacles
            Collision Constraints
            Kinematic Constraints
            Dynamic Constraints
            Joint Limits
            Velocity Limits
            Acceleration Limits
            Safety Constraints
            Cost Functions

RELATIONSHIPS
    Robotics
        contains
            Motion Planning Ontology

    Robot State
        represented_in
            Configuration Space

    Configuration Space
        contains
            Free Space
            Obstacle Region

    Start State
        belongs_to
            Configuration Space

    Goal State
        belongs_to
            Configuration Space

    Path
        connects
            Start State
            Goal State

    Trajectory
        adds
            Temporal Parameterisation
        to
            Path or State Sequence

    Obstacle
        constrains
            Free Space

    Planning Constraint
        restricts
            Candidate Motion

    Cost Function
        evaluates
            Candidate Path
            Candidate Trajectory

    Collision Checker
        evaluates
            Robot Configuration
            Environment Geometry

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Motion Planning
        approximately_equals
            Feasible Robot Motion Search

    Path Planning
        is_a_related_or_subset_process_of
            Motion Planning

    Path
        approximately_equals
            Geometric Route through State or Configuration Space

    Trajectory
        approximately_equals
            Time-parameterised Motion

    Path
        does_not_equal
            Trajectory

    Planned Motion
        does_not_equal
            Executed Motion

    Collision-free Plan
        does_not_equal
            Guaranteed Safe Execution

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Motion Planning
        Start
        Goal
        State
        Configuration
        Configuration Space
        Obstacle
        Collision
        Free Space
        Path
        Trajectory
        Waypoint
        Constraint
        Cost
        Planner
        Feasible
        Optimal
        Replan

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Motion Planning

    Parent
        Robotics

    Core Components
        Robot State
        Configuration Space
        Start State
        Goal State
        Obstacle
        Free Space
        Path
        Trajectory
        Planning Constraint
        Cost Function

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Motion Planning
    as
        Search or optimisation for feasible robot motion under constraints.

    Distinguish
        Path
    from
        Trajectory

    Distinguish
        Planned Motion
    from
        Executed Motion

    Distinguish
        Geometric Feasibility
    from
        Dynamic Feasibility

    Distinguish
        Collision-free
    from
        Guaranteed Safe Execution

    Preserve
        Robot model
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Start state
        Goal state
        Environment model
        Constraint set
        Cost function
        Planner version
        Uncertainty

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Motion Planning

    Possible Intent
        Motion planning definition
        Motion planning ontology
        Robot path planning
        Robot trajectory planning
        Configuration space
        Collision avoidance
        RRT
        A-star robot planning
        Trajectory optimisation
        Autonomous navigation

    Resolution
        Identify robot model, start, goal, environment, configuration
        space, constraints, planner and optimisation objective.

CONSTRAINTS
    Start and goal states must be represented in compatible state spaces.

    Coordinate frames must remain explicit.

    Units must be preserved.

    Paths and trajectories must remain distinct.

    Collision checking must use the correct robot geometry and environment model.

    Kinematic and dynamic constraints must remain distinguishable.

    Joint, velocity and acceleration limits must be preserved.

    Safety constraints must not be silently discarded to reduce path cost.

    Planned collision-free motion must not automatically be treated as guaranteed safe execution.

    Environment and state uncertainty must remain represented where relevant.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Start State S
    AND
        Goal State G
        Configuration Space C
    THEN
        search_possible
            Candidate Path from S to G

    IF
        Candidate Configuration intersects Obstacle Region
    THEN
        classify
            Configuration as Collision State

    IF
        Candidate Path contains Collision State
    THEN
        reject_or_repair
            Candidate Path

    IF
        Path P is geometrically feasible
    AND
        Temporal Parameterisation T satisfies dynamics
    THEN
        construct_possible
            Feasible Trajectory

    IF
        Multiple feasible motions exist
    THEN
        compare
            Candidate Costs
        according_to
            Cost Function

    IF
        Environment changes during execution
    THEN
        trigger_possible
            Replanning

    IF
        Plan is collision-free in model
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Guaranteed Collision-free Physical Execution

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Configuration Space Relationship
        1.00

    Path Relationship
        1.00

    Trajectory Relationship
        1.00

    Constraint Relationship
        1.00

    Collision Relationship
        1.00

    Plan-Execution Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Robot Model
        +
    Environment Model
        →
    Configuration Space

    Configuration Space
        →
    Free Space
        +
    Obstacle Regions

    Start State
        +
    Goal State
        +
    Free Space
        →
    Planner

    Planner
        →
    Candidate Paths

    Candidate Paths
        →
    Collision and Constraint Checking
        →
    Feasible Paths

    Feasible Path
        →
    Temporal Parameterisation
        →
    Trajectory

    Candidate Trajectories
        →
    Cost Evaluation
        →
    Selected Motion Plan

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Motion Planning
        processes
            Start State
            Goal State

    Robot State
        belongs_to
            Configuration Space

    Obstacle
        defines
            Obstacle Region

    Free Space
        excludes
            Obstacle Region

    Path
        connects
            Start State
            Goal State

    Trajectory
        parameterises
            Robot Motion over Time

    Planning Constraint
        restricts
            Path
            Trajectory

    Cost Function
        scores
            Candidate Motion

RECURSIVE_MOTION_PLANNING_LOOP
    Receive Start and Goal State
        →
    Validate Robot and Environment Model
        →
    Construct or Update Configuration Space
        →
    Identify Obstacles and Free Space
        →
    Generate Candidate Motion
        →
    Perform Collision Checking
        →
    Check Kinematic Constraints
        →
    Check Dynamic Constraints
        →
    Check Safety Constraints
        →
    Evaluate Cost
        →
    Select Feasible Plan
        →
    Monitor Environment and Robot State
        →
    Detect Plan Invalidity
        →
    Replan or Repair Motion
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Robot Model
        Start State
        Goal State
        Environment Model
        Constraints
        Cost Function
        Planner

    OBSERVE
        Detect motion-planning entities.

    EXTRACT
        State
        Configuration
        Obstacle
        Free Space
        Path
        Trajectory
        Constraint
        Cost
        Collision

    CLASSIFY
        Sampling-based Planning
        Search-based Planning
        Optimisation-based Planning
        Reactive Planning
        Kinodynamic Planning
        Multi-robot Planning

    VALIDATE
        Check state space, frames, units, robot geometry and constraints.

    PLAN
        Generate candidate motion.

    CHECK
        Validate collision, kinematic, dynamic and safety feasibility.

    SCORE
        Evaluate candidate cost and feasibility.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve start-goal-plan derivation.

    UPDATE
        Integrate environment or state changes.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Accurate robot model
        planning_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Accurate environment map
        planning_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Verified collision model
        feasibility_confidence += moderate

    Environment uncertainty
        confidence -= according_to_severity

    State-estimation uncertainty
        confidence -= according_to_severity

    Dynamic obstacle uncertainty
        execution_confidence -= moderate_to_high

    Simulated collision-free result
        does_not_establish
            Physical Safety

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Motion Planning
        connects_to
            Robotics
            Robot
            Robotic Perception
            Navigation
            Manipulation
            Control
            Localisation
            Mapping
            Optimisation
            Search Algorithms
            Autonomous Systems
            Embodied AI
            Reinforcement Learning

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Robot model
        State space
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Start state
        Goal state
        Environment model
        Obstacles
        Constraints
        Cost function
        Planner
        Uncertainty
        Safety state

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New robot state, obstacle, map or planning evidence.

    Compare
        Existing motion plan.

    Detect
        Start-state Change
        Goal Change
        Obstacle Change
        Constraint Change
        Collision Risk
        Plan Failure
        Cost Change

    Validate
        Robot model
        Coordinate frame
        Environment
        Constraints
        Collision model

    Integrate
        Supported planning update.

    Recalculate
        Path feasibility
        Trajectory feasibility
        Cost
        Confidence

    Replan
        when
            Existing plan is invalid or materially suboptimal under updated conditions

    Return
        Updated motion-planning state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Start and goal use compatible state spaces.
        Coordinate frames are explicit.
        Units are preserved.
        Paths and trajectories remain distinct.
        Correct robot and environment geometry is used.
        Kinematic and dynamic constraints remain distinct.
        Motion limits are preserved.
        Safety constraints are preserved.
        Planned motion is not treated as executed motion.
        Collision-free model results are not treated as guaranteed physical safety.
        Uncertainty is represented.
        All plans follow supported state-space paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Motion Planning Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Robot and State-space Mapping
        →
    Start and Goal Mapping
        →
    Environment and Obstacle Mapping
        →
    Candidate Path Generation
        →
    Collision and Constraint Validation
        →
    Trajectory and Cost Evaluation
        →
    Feasibility and Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Motion Planning

    Parent
        Robotics

    Type
        Constraint-aware robot path and trajectory planning process

    Core Components
        Robot State
        Configuration Space
        Start State
        Goal State
        Obstacle
        Free Space
        Path
        Trajectory
        Planning Constraint
        Collision Checker
        Cost Function
        Planner
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Motion planning computes feasible paths or trajectories within a
        model of the robot and environment. A planned collision-free motion
        is not the same as executed motion and does not by itself guarantee
        physical-world safety.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Motion Planning is the robotics process of finding a feasible path or
    trajectory from a start state to a goal state while respecting
    obstacles, robot geometry, kinematic and dynamic limits, safety
    constraints and task objectives. Planning may use graph search,
    sampling-based methods or trajectory optimisation. Reliable motion
    planning preserves coordinate frames, units, constraints and
    uncertainty while distinguishing paths from time-parameterised
    trajectories and planned feasibility from demonstrated safe execution.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org