Evolutionary Swarm Robotics

Evolving Self-Organising Behaviours in Groups of Autonomous Robots

von Vito Trianni

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In this book the use of ER techniques for the design of self-organising group behaviours, for both simulated and real robots is introduced. This research has a twofold value. From an engineering perspective, an automatic methodology for synthesising complex behaviours in a robotic system is described.

ER techniques should be used in order to obtain robust and efficient group behaviours based on self-organisation. From a more theoretical point of view, the second important contribution brought forth by the author's experiments concerns the understanding of the basic principles underlying self-organising behaviours and collective intelligence. In this experimental work, the evolved behaviours are analysed in order to uncover the mechanisms that have led to a certain organisation.

In summary, this book tries to mediate between two apparently opposed perspectives: engineering and cognitive science. The experiments presented and the results obtained contribute to the assessment of ER not only as a design tool, but also as a methodology for modelling and understanding intelligent adaptive behaviours.

• Reihe: Studies in Computational Intelligence
• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Elektronik, Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Regelungstechnik
• ISBN: 9783642096358
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.10.2010
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer Berlin