Morpho-functional machines : the new species

Designing embodied intelligence

F. Hara, R. Pfeifer

296 pages, parution le 23/06/2003

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Résumé

Morpho-functional Machines are a set of tools for investigating the design of embodied intelligence in autonomous bio-artifact systems. The focus in Morpho-functional Machines is on the balance of morphology, materials, and control; intelligent behavior emerges from the interaction of an autonomous system with a real-world environment. How, then, should body morphology, body materials, and sensory systems be designed to achieve a certain set of tasks or desired behaviors in a particular environment? This and other questions were addressed at the International Workshop on Morpho-functional Machines held in Tokyo in 2001. Collected here are the revised papers from the workshop, providing a new perspective for understanding embodied intelligence. Presenting the innovative concept of Morpho-functional Machines, this book is a valuable source for scientists and engineers working in ethnology, cognitive sciences, robotic engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Morpho-functional Machines: Basics and Research Issues
Deployable Structures in Biology
Evolving Task Specific Optimal Morphologies for an Artificial Insect Eye
Co-evolving Control and Morphology with LEGO Robots
Facilitating Controller Evolution in Morpho-functional Machines - A Bipedal Case Study
Amoeba-like Robots in the Perspective of Control Architecture and Morphology/Materials
A Skeletal Framework Artificial Hand Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
Face Robot - Soft Material and Multiple Actuation for Facial Expressions
Homogeneous Distributed Mechanical Systems
Emerging of Group Formation
Evolving Morphologies and Neural Controllers Based on the Same Underlying Principle: Specific +Ligand-Receptor Interactions
Evolving Complete Agents using Artificial Ontogeny
Design Principles of Morpho-functional Machines

L'auteur - F. Hara

Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

L'auteur - R. Pfeifer

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	F. Hara, R. Pfeifer
Parution	23/06/2003
Nb. de pages	296
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	610g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9784431703334