Evolutionary Swarm Robotics

by Trianni, Vito

• ISBN13: 9783540776116
• ISBN10: 3540776117
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

"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."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

The Evolution of Self-Organization
Introduction	p. 3
Embodied Cognitive Science	p. 7
Multi-Robot Systems, Swarm Robotics and Self-Organisation	p. 23
Evolutionary Robotics for Self-Organising Behaviours	p. 47
Experiments with Simulated and Real Robots
A Self-Organising Artefact: The Swarm-bot	p. 63
Coordinated Motion	p. 73
Hole Avoidance	p. 97
Self-Organising Synchronisation	p. 119
Future Directions
Emergent Collective Decisions through Self-Organisation	p. 137
Decision-Making Mechanisms through the Perception of Time	p. 147
Decision Making and Cooperation	p. 161
Conclusions	p. 171
References	p. 173
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