Artificial endocrine controller for power management in robotic systems

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1973-1985

  Sauze, Colin ^a   Neal, Mark ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial endocrine controller; neural networks; power management; robotics

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR MOVEMENT; AUTONOMOUS SAILING; ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS; LONG-TERM MISSION; POWER MANAGEMENTS; REMOTE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL CHANGES; TWO-FOLD REDUCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MAMMALS; NEURAL NETWORKS; ROBOTICS;

ROBOTS;

ANIMAL; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; BIOMIMETICS; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84888016290     PISSN: 2162237X     EISSN: 21622388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNNLS.2013.2271094     Document Type: Article

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