Mobile Robot Behaviors Derived with Genetic Algorithms

Abstract

In this talk I present reactive mobile robot behaviors for navigation using different techniques: potential fields; zero order logic; state machines; artificial neural networks; hidden Markov models and Markov decision process. It is presented also how these approaches can be generated using Evolutionary robotics, specifically with Genetic Algorithms, focusing on safety, accountability, and transparency.

Bio

Dr. Jesus Savage:
PhD., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1995, MS., Electrical Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, 1990. Part of the Master Thesis Developed at The University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. BS, Computer Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, 1985.

Professor at Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, 1995- Present

Founder of the Bio-Robotics Laboratory at the UNAM (2003) in which research on Human Machine Interfaces (speech and vision), Service Robots and their simulations using virtual environments.