Reflex-oscillations in evolved single leg neurocontrollers for walking machines

Natural Computing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-337

  von Twickel, Arndt ^a   Pasemann, Frank ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER IAIS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial evolution; Modular locomotion control; Neural control; Neuro dynamics; Reflex oscillators; Walking machines

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; OSCILLATION; PROCESS CONTROL; ROBOTICS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SIMULATION; WALKING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547674783     PISSN: 15677818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11047-006-9011-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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