What is a Task Environment (TE)?

TE is specified by: P (Performance measure) E (Environment) A (Actuators) S (Sensors) Example TE-description for automated taxi: P: safe, fast, legal, comfortable trip, maximize profits, etc. E: roads, other traffic, pedestrians, customers, physics, etc. A: steering, accelerator, brake, horn, lights, etc. S: cameras, sonar, speedometer, GPS, etc.