Title :
A multi-agent model of yellowjacket wasp nest construction
Author_Institution :
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND, USA
Abstract :
Yellowjacket wasps produce among the most complex and fascinating non-human artifacts. As an animal model of a complex, decentralized system of construction, yellowjackets are without compare. A multi-agent model of nest construction is presented. A variety of nest features and nest types were generated and compared to naturally occurring nests of several species of wasps. The multi-agent control principles developed not only serve to illuminate possibly biological-based behavioral control for nest construction but could also be extended to physical robot agents building other real artifacts.
Keywords :
multi-agent systems; multi-robot systems; biological-based behavioral control; decentralized system; multiagent control principles; multiagent model; nest features; nest types; physical robot agents; yellowjacket wasp nest construction; Biological system modeling; Buildings; Computational modeling; Insects; Predator prey systems; Strips; Substrates; Computational systems biology; Dolichovespula; Vespula; multiagent systems; zoology;
Conference_Titel :
Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mankato, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-465-7
DOI :
10.1109/EIT.2011.5978627
