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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: Admin on June 28, 2007, 02:12:43 PM

Title: multiple DOF robot genetic algorithm?
Post by: Admin on June 28, 2007, 02:12:43 PM

Im doing a literature review as a precursor to a possible future paper.

Does anyone know of any robots that used a genetic algorithm to develop its motions?

Before answering . . . I mean a real robot, not in simulation. The robot must also have multiple dependent DOF, such as a biped, snake, or robot arm.

Im sure someone has tried this before . . .

Title: Re: multiple DOF robot genetic algorithm?
Post by: Del on June 28, 2007, 02:36:49 PM

Not sure if this is what you're looking for:

http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/papers/IAS9_Lipson.pdf (http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/papers/IAS9_Lipson.pdf)

(Referenced from: http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/research/selfmodels (http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/research/selfmodels))

 :)

Title: Re: multiple DOF robot genetic algorithm?
Post by: hgordon on June 28, 2007, 04:39:21 PM

Try these search terms -
    genetic algorithm robot arm

You'll get hits like this -
    http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/jair/pub/volume9/mazer98a-html/node4.html

I would imagine that a lot of work has been done to combine genetic algorithms with neural networks for this type of problem - it's a natural fit

Title: Re: multiple DOF robot genetic algorithm?
Post by: rgcustodio on June 28, 2007, 09:55:25 PM

One of my favorite places to search for papers is:
http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ (http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/)

Got several hits from Howard's search string.

Title: Re: multiple DOF robot genetic algorithm?
Post by: Admin on July 06, 2007, 01:36:46 PM

Hmmm those papers have a ton of good references, too.

Will probably take all summer to read and absorb all of this . . . o well!