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Biomimetic behaviour in robotic structures: the case of hunting model of the wolf

Kondylakis Georgios

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/0293BFFC-0FB7-4639-847A-C713D3F34E1F
Year 2016
Type of Item Diploma Work
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Bibliographic Citation Γεώργιος Κονδυλάκης, "Βιομιμητική συμπεριφορά ρομποτικών διατάξεων: η περίπτωση του κυνηγετικού μοντέλου λύκου", Διπλωματική Εργασία, Σχολή Μηχανικών Παραγωγής και Διοίκησης, Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης, Χανιά, Ελλάς, 2016 https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.66624
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Hunting superiority of wolves is the reason of their wide spread in the natural environment and their dominance in the food chain. Hunting success has to do partly with their ability to consume a great range of preys but also with the cooperative behavior they demonstrate during hunting. Hunting behavior of wolves guides Robotics to build models and architectures, inspired by Biology, that emulate animal behavior and address them to deal with every-day problems. This thesis is about the design of two biomimetic multi-robot systems that emulate the hunting behavior of gray wolves. The models were designed with the aid of Webots robotic simulator, while the hunting behaviors are based partially in the papers of Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Alberto Vallesa and Horacio Flores: " A Biologically-Inspired Wolf Pack Multiple Robot Hunting Model" and John D. Madden, Ronald C. Arkin and Daniel R. MacNulty: "Multi-robot System Based on Model of Wolf Hunting Behavior to Emulate Wolf and Elk Interactions". These papers demonstrate ethological studies of centuries on the structure, organization and hierarchy in the wolf pack.The first model encapsulates the notion that was established until recently, that there is a hierarchy in the wolf pack, division of labor and distribution of roles. In this architecture the multi-robot system is comprised of robots that simulate the behavior of wolves in nature and of robots that simulate the preys. In this architecture we distinguish two different roles during hunting, alpha and betas.The second model encapsulates the current notion of how grey wolves hunt, that wolves hunt without any hierarchy and coordination trying to maximize their own utility and the chance to captivate a prey. In this model we used robots that simulate independent wolves, and preys.Every robot is programmed to act upon sensory information acquired mostly from the RGB color type camera. Emitter and receiver are also used to accomplish the communication between the members of the pack. Touch sensor is also to avoid collisions.

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