TY - CHAP
T1 - The evolution of modular artificial neural networks for legged robot control
AU - Muthuraman, Sethuraman
AU - Maxwell, Grant
AU - MacLeod, Christopher
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This paper outlines a system that allows a neural network, which is used to control a robot, to evolve in a structured but open-ended way. The final intention of the research is that, as the network develops, intelligence will eventually emerge. This is accomplished by placing the robot in a developing environment and allowing both this environment and the robot's body form, sensors and actuators to become more complex and sophisticated as time passes. As this development takes place, neural network modules are added to the control system. The result is that the robot's complexity and that of the neural network grows with its environment. Results are presented showing the system in operation on a simulated legged robot.
AB - This paper outlines a system that allows a neural network, which is used to control a robot, to evolve in a structured but open-ended way. The final intention of the research is that, as the network develops, intelligence will eventually emerge. This is accomplished by placing the robot in a developing environment and allowing both this environment and the robot's body form, sensors and actuators to become more complex and sophisticated as time passes. As this development takes place, neural network modules are added to the control system. The result is that the robot's complexity and that of the neural network grows with its environment. Results are presented showing the system in operation on a simulated legged robot.
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U2 - 10.1007/3-540-44989-2_58
DO - 10.1007/3-540-44989-2_58
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:35248855003
SN - 3540404082
SN - 9783540404088
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 488
EP - 495
BT - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
A2 - Kaynak, Okyay
A2 - Alpaydin, Ethem
A2 - Oja, Erkki
A2 - Xu, Lei
PB - Springer-Verlag
ER -