From schemas to neural networks: A multi-level modelling approach to biologically-inspired autonomous robotic systems

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-197

  Weitzenfeld, Alfredo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biological neural networks; Biologically inspired robotics; Multi level schemas; Prey acquisition with detour

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTS;

AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED ROBOTICS; MULTI-LEVEL SCHEMAS; NEURAL CIRCUITRY; PREY ACQUISITION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 38649103812     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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