A method for behavioural organization for autonomous robots based on evolutionary optimization of utility functions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-258

  Wahde, M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomous robots; Behaviour based robotics; Behavioural organization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ROBOTICS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0041821470     PISSN: 09596518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095965103322260377     Document Type: Article

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