Title :
The evolution of sensorimotor functionality
Author_Institution :
Reed Coll., Portland, OR, USA
Abstract :
One can study the the evolution of sensorimotor functionality by synthesizing this process in an abstract artificial life model, specifically, a population of agenda that interact with each other and with their environment in a way that allows natural selection implicitly to shape their sensorimotor couplings. The paper defines very general measures of environmental and sensory uncertainty, and of action´s direct and indirect effects on perception, and reports a series of observations of these quantities in the context of the model.
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; genetic algorithms; tactile sensors; uncertainty handling; abstract artificial life model; environmental uncertainty; natural selection; perception; sensorimotor couplings; sensorimotor functionality; sensory mechanisms; sensory uncertainty; Autonomous agents; Context modeling; Educational institutions; Genetic algorithms; Intelligent agent; Legged locomotion; Refrigeration; Robot sensing systems; Shape; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
From Perception to Action Conference, 1994., Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6482-7
DOI :
10.1109/FPA.1994.636091
