Co-evolution of Sensors and Controllers
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چکیده
Animal species have adapted their morphology (the placement of sensors and actuators, specific characteristics, etc.) to their ecological niche. However, so far very little is known about the relationship between the morphology of an evolutionary system such as self-organizing robot and its adaptive behavior in the environment. In this paper we investigate the evolutionary development of embodied agents that are allowed to evolve not only control mechanisms but also the sensitivity and temporal resolution of their sensors. The experimental results indicate that the sensors and controller co-evolve in an agents through interacting with the environments.
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