Synchronization of internal neural rhythms in multi-robotic systems

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-127

  Wischmann, Steffen ^a,b,c   Hülse, Martin ^a,d   Knabe, Johannes F ^a,e   Pasemann, Frank ^a,f,g  

^a FRAUNHOFER IAIS   (Germany)

^b BERNSTEIN CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

^c Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience   (Germany)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^f CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior coordination; Minimally cognitive behavior; Neural behavior control; Recurrent neural networks; Swarm robotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745206513     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: 17412633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105971230601400203     Document Type: Article

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