Evolving Swarms that Build 3D Structures
von Mammen S, Jacob C, Kókai G (2005)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article
Publication year: 2005
Edited Volumes: 2005 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE CEC 2005. Proceedings
Pages Range: 1434-1441
Conference Proceedings Title: IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation
Event location: Edinburgh, UK
ISBN: 0-7803-9363-5
URI: http://www2.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/publication/download/creativeSwarmsCec05.pdf
Abstract
The complex interactions of natural swarms, for example formed by some social insects, are difficult to comprehend. Considering tasks such as nest-building, the necessary underlying communication presumably happens indirectly by changing and reacting on the environment. This paper presents an overal approach to interactively evolve rule-based swarms that create three-dimensional structures in continuous space. The approach comprises the design of the swarm agent, details about the breeding process and first results. A swarm is determined by a set of flocking parameters and a set of instructional rules that allow the agents to change their local structural environment. The center or focus of the swarm's endeavour may be shifted either on a swarm agent or on a fixed point in space. The alteration of the supplied 3D structure during the course of evolution enables an external supervisor to interactively guide the development of a swarm. © 2005 IEEE.
How to cite
APA:
von Mammen, S., Jacob, C., & Kókai, G. (2005). Evolving Swarms that Build 3D Structures. In IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (pp. 1434-1441). Edinburgh, UK, GB.
MLA:
von Mammen, Sebastian, Christian Jacob, and Gabriella Kókai. "Evolving Swarms that Build 3D Structures." Proceedings of the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Edinburgh, UK 2005. 1434-1441.
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