The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms

This paper demonstrates that a set of behaviours evolved in simulation on a miniature robot (epuck) can be transferred to a much larger scale platform (a virtual Pioneer P3-DX) that also differs in shape, sensor type, sensor configuration and programming interface. The chosen architecture uses a r...

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Main Authors: Whitbrook, Amanda, Aickelin, Uwe, Garibaldi, Jonathan M.
Other Authors: Collet, Pierre
Format: Book Section
Published: Springer 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1323/
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author Whitbrook, Amanda
Aickelin, Uwe
Garibaldi, Jonathan M.
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description This paper demonstrates that a set of behaviours evolved in simulation on a miniature robot (epuck) can be transferred to a much larger scale platform (a virtual Pioneer P3-DX) that also differs in shape, sensor type, sensor configuration and programming interface. The chosen architecture uses a reinforcement learning-assisted genetic algorithm to evolve the epuck behaviours, which are encoded as a genetic sequence.This sequence is then used by the Pioneers as part of an adaptive, idiotypic artificial immune system (AIS) control architecture. Testing in three different simulated worlds shows that the Pioneer can use these behaviours to navigate and solve object-tracking tasks successfully, as long as its adaptive AIS mechanism is in place.
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spelling nottingham-13232020-05-04T20:26:04Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1323/ The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms Whitbrook, Amanda Aickelin, Uwe Garibaldi, Jonathan M. This paper demonstrates that a set of behaviours evolved in simulation on a miniature robot (epuck) can be transferred to a much larger scale platform (a virtual Pioneer P3-DX) that also differs in shape, sensor type, sensor configuration and programming interface. The chosen architecture uses a reinforcement learning-assisted genetic algorithm to evolve the epuck behaviours, which are encoded as a genetic sequence.This sequence is then used by the Pioneers as part of an adaptive, idiotypic artificial immune system (AIS) control architecture. Testing in three different simulated worlds shows that the Pioneer can use these behaviours to navigate and solve object-tracking tasks successfully, as long as its adaptive AIS mechanism is in place. Springer Collet, Pierre Monmarché, N. Legrand, P. Schoenauer, M. Lutton, E. 2010 Book Section PeerReviewed Whitbrook, Amanda, Aickelin, Uwe and Garibaldi, Jonathan M. (2010) The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms. In: Artificial evolution: 9th International Conference = Evolution Artificielle, EA 2009: Strasbourg, France, October 26-28, 2009: revised selected papers. Lecture notes in computer science (5975). Springer, Berlin, pp. 122-133. ISBN 9783642141553 http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-642-14155-3
spellingShingle Whitbrook, Amanda
Aickelin, Uwe
Garibaldi, Jonathan M.
The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms
title The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms
title_full The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms
title_fullStr The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms
title_full_unstemmed The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms
title_short The transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms
title_sort transfer of evolved artificial immune system behaviours between small and large scale robotic platforms
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1323/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1323/