On the design of neuro-controllers for individual and social learning behaviour in autonomous robots: An evolutionary approach

Connection Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 211-230

  Pini, Giovanni ^a   Tuci, Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Autonomous robots; Evolutionary robotics; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ARTIFCIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; CONSPECIFICS; EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH; EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION TECHNIQUES; EVOLUTIONARY ROBOTICS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; NEURO CONTROLLERS; SOCIAL LEARNING;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 46249111023     PISSN: 09540091     EISSN: 13600494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540090802092014     Document Type: Article

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