Distributed goal recognition algorithms for modular robots

Author(s):  
Z. Butler ◽  
R. Fitch ◽  
D. Rus ◽  
Yuhang Wang
Author(s):  
Reuth Mirsky ◽  
Ya’ar Shalom ◽  
Ahmad Majadly ◽  
Kobi Gal ◽  
Rami Puzis ◽  
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2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 1702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad A. Karim

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 471
Author(s):  
Jai Hoon Park ◽  
Kang Hoon Lee

Designing novel robots that can cope with a specific task is a challenging problem because of the enormous design space that involves both morphological structures and control mechanisms. To this end, we present a computational method for automating the design of modular robots. Our method employs a genetic algorithm to evolve robotic structures as an outer optimization, and it applies a reinforcement learning algorithm to each candidate structure to train its behavior and evaluate its potential learning ability as an inner optimization. The size of the design space is reduced significantly by evolving only the robotic structure and by performing behavioral optimization using a separate training algorithm compared to that when both the structure and behavior are evolved simultaneously. Mutual dependence between evolution and learning is achieved by regarding the mean cumulative rewards of a candidate structure in the reinforcement learning as its fitness in the genetic algorithm. Therefore, our method searches for prospective robotic structures that can potentially lead to near-optimal behaviors if trained sufficiently. We demonstrate the usefulness of our method through several effective design results that were automatically generated in the process of experimenting with actual modular robotics kit.


2021 ◽  
Vol 297 ◽  
pp. 103490
Author(s):  
Peta Masters ◽  
Sebastian Sardina
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2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meibao Yao ◽  
Christoph H. Belke ◽  
Hutao Cui ◽  
Jamie Paik

Reconfigurability in versatile systems of modular robots is achieved by changing the morphology of the overall structure as well as by connecting and disconnecting modules. Recurrent connectivity changes can cause misalignment that leads to mechanical failure of the system. This paper presents a new approach to reconfiguration, inspired by the art of origami, that eliminates connectivity changes during transformation. Our method consists of an energy-optimal reconfiguration planner that generates an initial 2D assembly pattern and an actuation sequence of the modular units, both resulting in minimum energy consumption. The algorithmic framework includes two approaches, an automatic modeling algorithm as well as a heuristic algorithm. We further demonstrate the effectiveness of our method by applying the algorithms to Mori, a modular origami robot, in simulation. Our results show that the heuristic algorithm yields reconfiguration schemes with high quality, compared with the automatic modeling algorithm, simultaneously saving a considerable amount of computational time and effort.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 172988141771045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Brunete ◽  
Avinash Ranganath ◽  
Sergio Segovia ◽  
Javier Perez de Frutos ◽  
Miguel Hernando ◽  
...  

Computer ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Padmanabhan ◽  
M. Picheny

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