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Evolution of repertoire-based control for robots with complex locomotor systems
Título Revista
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2018
Língua
Inglês
País
Estados Unidos da América
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Abstract/Resumo
The evolution of task-oriented control for robots with complex locomotor systems is currently out of reach for traditional evolutionary computation techniques, as the coordination of a high number of locomotion parameters in response to the robot’s sensory inputs is extremely challenging. Evolutionary techniques have therefore mainly been applied to the optimization of specific locomotion patterns, such as forward motion. In this paper, we explore the Evolutionary Repertoire-based Control (EvoRBC) approach, which divides the synthesis of control into two steps: (i) the evolution of a repertoire of locomotion primitives using a quality diversity algorithm; and (ii) the evolution of a high-level arbitrator that leverages the locomotion primitives in the repertoire to solve a given task. We comprehensively study the main components of the EvoRBC approach using a four-wheel steering robot. We then conduct a set of experiments in simulation using a hexapod robot. Our results show that EvoRBC is robust to parameter variations, and for all the robots tested, it is able to evolve controllers for a maze navigation task and significantly outperforms the traditional evolutionary robotics approach.
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Palavras-chave
Evolutionary computation,Neural networks,Robot motion,Legged locomotion,Evolutionary robotics,Quality diversity,Hierarchical control
Classificação Fields of Science and Technology
- Ciências da Computação e da Informação - Ciências Naturais
Registos de financiamentos
Referência de financiamento | Entidade Financiadora |
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UID/EEA/50008/2013 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
SFRH/BD/89095/2012 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
SFRH/BD/76438/2011 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |