Presentation 2007-03-14
Acquiring vermicular motion of a Looper-like robot based on the CPG-Actor-Critic method
Kenji MAKINO, Yutaka NAKAMURA, Tomohiro SHIBATA, Shin ISHII,
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Abstract(in English) Adaptability to the environment is crucial for mobile robots, because the circumstance, including the body of the robot, may change. A robot with a large number of degrees of freedom possesses potential to adapt to such circumstances, but it is difficult to design a good controller for such a robot. In this study, we apply our RL method called the CPG-actor-critic method to the control of a looper-like robot we have developed. Experimental results demonstrate acquisition of a vermicular forward motion exhibiting the best performance of the actuator, and acquisition of recovery from a malfunction of an actuator.
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Keyword(in English) Reinforcement Learning / Looper-like Robot / CPG Controller / CPG-Actor-Critic
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Conference Date 2007/3/7(1days)
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Title (in English) Acquiring vermicular motion of a Looper-like robot based on the CPG-Actor-Critic method
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Keyword(1) Reinforcement Learning
Keyword(2) Looper-like Robot
Keyword(3) CPG Controller
Keyword(4) CPG-Actor-Critic
1st Author's Name Kenji MAKINO
1st Author's Affiliation Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics Graduate School of Information Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)()
2nd Author's Name Yutaka NAKAMURA
2nd Author's Affiliation Department of Adaptive Machine Systems Graduate School of Engeneering Osaka University
3rd Author's Name Tomohiro SHIBATA
3rd Author's Affiliation Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics Graduate School of Information Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
4th Author's Name Shin ISHII
4th Author's Affiliation Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics Graduate School of Information Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
Date 2007-03-14
Paper # NC2006-152
Volume (vol) vol.106
Number (no) 588
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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