Proseminar Natural Computation
Wolfgang Mayer (SIMMA Experiments), Erich Mraz (SIMMA, ANT Tool, ANN programming), Maximilian Schorr (SIMMA, biomechanics), Martin Wuchse (SIMMA, physics programming)
Goal of the project is to simulate the walk of an ant, using the robot simulator SIMMA. The ant should be able to walk a straight line towards a specified location. At first the biomechanical prerequisites of the ants gait needs to be established. SIMMA provides methods to implement a neuronal network, controlling the walking mechanisms of the ant. Through evolution of this neuronal network the ant is supposed to learn a straight walk on its own.
The Work Document is available as PDF document.