Behavior-based robotics / Ronald C. Arkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arkin, Ronald C., 1949-

Series:

Intelligent robots and autonomous agents

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autonomous robots.

Intelligent control systems.

Physical Description:

xiv, 490 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1998]

Summary:

foreword by Michael Arbib This introduction to the principles, design, and practice of intelligent behavior-based autonomous robotic systems is the first true survey of this robotics field. The author presents the tools and techniques central to the development of this class of systems in a clear and thorough manner. Following a discussion of the relevant biological and psychological models of behavior, he covers the use of knowledge and learning in autonomous robots, behavior-based and hybrid robot architectures, modular perception, robot colonies, and future trends in robot intelligence. The text throughout refers to actual implemented robots and includes many pictures and descriptions of hardware, making it clear that these are not abstract simulations, but real machines capable of perception, cognition, and action.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [445]-476) and indexes.

ISBN:

0262011654

OCLC:

37315220