• DocumentCode
    2336301
  • Title

    The evolution of sensorimotor functionality

  • Author

    Bedau, Mark A.

  • Author_Institution
    Reed Coll., Portland, OR, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    7-9 Sept. 1994
  • Firstpage
    134
  • Lastpage
    145
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    From Perception to Action Conference, 1994., Proceedings
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-6482-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FPA.1994.636091
  • Filename
    636091