{"product_id":"biological-intelligence-for-biomimetic-robots-isbn-9780262048149","title":"Biological Intelligence for Biomimetic Robots","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn introduction to how neuroethology can inform the development of robots controlled by synaptic networks instead of algorithms, from a pioneer in biorobotics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trait most fundamental to the evolution of animals is the capability to adapt to novel circumstances in unpredictable environments. Recent advances in biomimetics have made it feasible to construct robots modeled on such unsupervised autonomous behavior, and animal models provide a library of existence proofs. Filling an important gap in the field, this introductory textbook illuminates how neurobiological principles can inform the development of robots that are controlled by synaptic networks, as opposed to algorithms. Joseph Ayers provides a comprehensive overview of the sensory and motor systems of a variety of model biological systems and shows how their behaviors may be implemented in artificial systems, such as biomimetic robots. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces the concept of biological intelligence as applied to robots, building a strategy for autonomy based on the neuroethology of simple animal models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a mechanistic physiological framework for the control of innate behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrates how biomimetic vehicles can be operated in the field persistently and adaptively\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloped by a pioneer in biorobotics with decades of teaching experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProven in the classroom \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for professionals and researchers as well as undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive science and computer science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePreface vii\u003cbr\u003e1 What is Biological Intelligence? 1\u003cbr\u003e2 Types of Behavior 9\u003cbr\u003e3 Motor Strategies and Biomechanical Advantages for Diverse Environments 17\u003cbr\u003e4 Identified Neurons and Neuroanatomy 25\u003cbr\u003e5 Physiological Models of Neurons 33\u003cbr\u003e6 Nonlinear Dynamical Models of Neurons 71\u003cbr\u003e7 Synaptic Physiology and Networks 79\u003cbr\u003e8 Neuronal Integration 113\u003cbr\u003e9 Neuromodulation and Behavioral States 127\u003cbr\u003e10 Motor Networks and Central Pattern Generators 151\u003cbr\u003e11 Command Neurons 165\u003cbr\u003e12 Coordinating Systems and Gaits 173\u003cbr\u003e13 Sensory Neurons and Sensory Coding 179\u003cbr\u003e14 Physiology of Muscle 195\u003cbr\u003e15 Types of Motor Systems 203\u003cbr\u003e16 Proprioceptive Reflexes 211\u003cbr\u003e17 Spatial Orientation--Taxes, Kineses, and Exteroceptive Reflexes 221\u003cbr\u003e18 Behavioral Choice and Hierarchies 231\u003cbr\u003e19 Behavioral Sequencing 237\u003cbr\u003e20 Biomimetic Robots 247\u003cbr\u003e21 Power Supplies and Charging 255\u003cbr\u003e22 Control Hardware, Morphing Bodies, and Hulls 265\u003cbr\u003e23 Synthetic Biology and Biohybrid Sensors 279\u003cbr\u003e24 Mymorphic Actuators 283\u003cbr\u003e25 Acoustic Communications and Localization 291\u003cbr\u003e26 Supervision and Motivation 297\u003cbr\u003e27 Reactive Autonomy and Adaptive Sequencing 303\u003cbr\u003e28 Stigmergy and Cooperative Behavior 309\u003cbr\u003e29 Biological Intelligence 313\u003cbr\u003eReferences 319\u003cbr\u003eIndex 345\u003cb\u003eJoseph Ayers\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Biology at Northeastern University and conducts his research at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts, where he was Director from 1991 to 2001. His research has been supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Human Frontiers Science Program, and Schlumberger. His RoboLobster has been exhibited in the Cooper-Hewett Smithsonian Museum in New York, the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300414050533,"sku":"NP9780262048149","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262048149.jpg?v=1767722632","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/biological-intelligence-for-biomimetic-robots-isbn-9780262048149","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}