Abstract
This article presents a novel bio-inspired emergent gradient taxis principle for robot swarms. The underlying communication method was inspired by slime mold and fireflies. Nature showcases a number of simple organisms which can display complex behavior in various aspects of their lives such as signaling, foraging, mating etc. Such decentralized behaviors at the organism level gives rise to an emergent intelligence such as in bees, slime mold, fireflies etc. Chemo taxis and photo taxis are known to be abilities exhibited by simple organisms without elaborate sensory and actuation capabilities. Our novel algorithm combines the underlying principles of slime mold and fireflies to achieve gradient taxis purely based on neighbor-to- neighbor communication. In this article, we present a model of the algorithm and test the algorithm in a multiagent simulation environment.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Artificial Life Conference Proceeding |
Publisher | The International Society for Artificial Life |
Pages | 330 |
Number of pages | 8 |
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Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems: ALIFE 2016 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 4 Jul 2016 → 8 Jul 2016 Conference number: 15 http://alife.org/conference/alife-xv-2016 |
Conference
Conference | 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems |
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Abbreviated title | ALIFE 2016 |
Country/Territory | Mexico |
City | Cancun |
Period | 4/07/16 → 8/07/16 |
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Fields of Expertise
- Information, Communication & Computing
Treatment code (Nähere Zuordnung)
- Basic - Fundamental (Grundlagenforschung)