Modeling obstacle avoidance behavior of flies using an adaptive autonomous agent

Susanne A. Huber, Heinrich H. Bülthoff

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Abstract

In the course of evolution flies have developed specialized visuomotor programs for tasks like compensating for course deviations, obstacle avoidance, and tracking, which are based on the analysis of visual motion information. In order to test models of the obstacle avoidance behavior in flies, we use computer-simulated agents that evolve parts of their sensor system and sensorimotor coupling with genetic algorithms. During a simulated evolution, these agents specialize a visuomotor program that enables the agents to avoid obstacles.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Neural Networks - ICANN 1997 - 7th International Conference, Proceeedings
EditorsWulfram Gerstner, Alain Germond, Martin Hasler, Jean-Daniel Nicoud
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages709-714
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)3540636315, 9783540636311
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Event7th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN 1997 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Duration: 1997 Oct 81997 Oct 10

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1327
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other7th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN 1997
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLausanne
Period97/10/897/10/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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