A sensor-based learning algorithm for the self-organization of robot behavior

Algorithms

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 398-409

  Hesse, Frank ^a,b,c   Martius, Georg ^a,b,c   Der, Ralf ^d   Herrmann, J Michael ^a,b,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

^b BERNSTEIN CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous robot control; Homeokinesis; Neural networks; Self organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249263419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/a2010398     Document Type: Article

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