“Sensor-actuator networks” by Panne and Fiume
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Title:
- Sensor-actuator networks
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Abstract:
Sensor-actuator networks (SANs) are a new approach for the
physically-based animation of objects. The user supplies the configuration of a mechanical system that has been augmented with
simple sensors and actuators. It is then possible to automatically
discover many possible modes of locomotion for the given object.
The SANs providing the control for these modes of locomotion
are simple in structure and produce robust control. A SAN consists of a small non-linear network of weighted connections
between sensors and actuators. A stochastic procedure for finding
and then improving suitable SANs is given. Ten different creatures controlled by this method are presented
