Sample Result for 4 blocks  

The following problem with 4 block  was generated:
  block  initial   goal
      1        3      4
      2        4  table
      3    table      2
      4    table      3

Plan:
   1:  2 to table
   2:  1 to table
   3:  3 to 2
   4:  4 to 3
   5:  1 to 4
 

In the results below numbers have been substituted with letters.

UCPOP result:

Initial  : ((BLOCK A) (BLOCK B) (BLOCK C) (BLOCK D) (BLOCK TABLE) (ON A C) (ON C TABLE) (ON B D) (ON D TABLE) (CLEAR A) (CLEAR B) (CLEAR TABLE))

Step 1  : (PUTON A TABLE C)      Created 2
           0  -> (CLEAR TABLE)
           0  -> (CLEAR A)
           0  -> (ON A C)
Step 2  : (PUTON B TABLE D)      Created 3
           0  -> (CLEAR TABLE)
           0  -> (CLEAR B)
           0  -> (ON B D)
Step 3  : (PUTON C B TABLE)      Created 5
           0  -> (CLEAR B)
           2  -> (CLEAR C)
           0  -> (ON C TABLE)
Step 4  : (PUTON D C TABLE)      Created 4
           2  -> (CLEAR C)
           3  -> (CLEAR D)
           0  -> (ON D TABLE)
Step 5  : (PUTON A D TABLE)      Created 1
           3  -> (CLEAR D)
           0  -> (CLEAR A)
           2  -> (ON A TABLE)

Goal    : (AND (ON A D) (ON D C) (ON C B))
           5  -> (ON C B)
           4  -> (ON D C)
           1  -> (ON A D)
Facts:
Complete!

UCPOP Stats: Initial terms = 12;   Goals = 4 ;  Success (5 steps)
      Created 185 plans, but explored only 110
      CPU time:   48.1100 sec
      Branching factor:  1.491
      Working Unifies: 1506
      Bindings Added: 523
#plan<S=6; O=0; U=0; F=0>
#Stats:<cpu time = 48.1100>
 
 

Graphplan result:

time: 1, 11 facts and 16 exclusive pairs.
time: 2, 15 facts and 36 exclusive pairs.
time: 3, 17 facts and 48 exclusive pairs.
time: 4, 23 facts and 116 exclusive pairs.
time: 5, 25 facts and 129 exclusive pairs.
Goals reachable at 5 steps but mutually exclusive.
time: 6, 25 facts and 106 exclusive pairs.
Goals reachable at 6 steps but mutually exclusive.
time: 7, 25 facts and 96 exclusive pairs.
Goals first reachable in 7 steps.
419 nodes created.
goals at time 8:
  on_blockA_blockD on_blockD_blockC on_blockC_blockB

Can't solve in 7 steps
time: 8, 25 facts and 96 exclusive pairs.
82 new nodes added.
goals at time 9:
  on_blockA_blockD on_blockD_blockC on_blockC_blockB

Can't solve in 8 steps
time: 9, 25 facts and 96 exclusive pairs.
82 new nodes added.
goals at time 10:
  on_blockA_blockD on_blockD_blockC on_blockC_blockB

Can't solve in 9 steps
time: 10, 25 facts and 96 exclusive pairs.
82 new nodes added.
goals at time 11:
  on_blockA_blockD on_blockD_blockC on_blockC_blockB

1 UNSTACK_blockB_blockD
2 PUT-DOWN_blockB
3 UNSTACK_blockA_blockC
4 PUT-DOWN_blockA
5 PICK-UP_blockC
6 STACK_blockC_blockB
7 PICK-UP_blockD
8 STACK_blockD_blockC
9 PICK-UP_blockA
10 STACK_blockA_blockD
12 entries in hash table, 11 hash hits, avg set size 5.
32 total set-creation steps (entries + hits + plan length - 1).
22 actions tried
  0.05 secs