Analysis and Design of Machine Learning Techniques: Evolutionary Solutions for Regression, Prediction, and Control Problems - Brossura

Stalph, Patrick

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3658049367 ISBN 13: 9783658049362

Casa editrice: Springer Vieweg, 2014

Riassunto

Manipulating or grasping objects seems like a trivial task for humans, as these are motor skills of everyday life. Nevertheless, motor skills are not easy to learn for humans and this is also an active research topic in robotics. However, most solutions are optimized for industrial applications and, thus, few are plausible explanations for human learning. The fundamental challenge, that motivates Patrick Stalph, originates from the cognitive science: How do humans learn their motor skills? The author makes a connection between robotics and cognitive sciences by analyzing motor skill learning using implementations that could be found in the human brain – at least to some extent. Therefore three suitable machine learning algorithms are selected – algorithms that are plausible from a cognitive viewpoint and feasible for the roboticist. The power and scalability of those algorithms is evaluated in theoretical simulations and more realistic scenarios with the iCub humanoid robot. Convincing results confirm the applicability of the approach, while the biological plausibility is discussed in retrospect.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Patrick Stalph was a Ph.D. student at the chair of Cognitive Modeling, which is led by Prof. Butz at the University of Tübingen.

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Manipulating or grasping objects seems like a trivial task for humans, as these are motor skills of everyday life. Nevertheless, motor skills are not easy to learn for humans and this is also an active research topic in robotics. However, most solutions are optimized for industrial applications and, thus, few are plausible explanations for human learning. The fundamental challenge, that motivates Patrick Stalph, originates from the cognitive science: How do humans learn their motor skills? The author makes a connection between robotics and cognitive sciences by analyzing motor skill learning using implementations that could be found in the human brain at least to some extent. Therefore three suitable machine learning algorithms are selected algorithms that are plausible from a cognitive viewpoint and feasible for the roboticist. The power and scalability of those algorithms is evaluated in theoretical simulations and more realistic scenarios with the iCub humanoid robot. Convincing results confirm the applicability of the approach, while the biological plausibility is discussed in retrospect.

Contents

• How do humans learn their motor skills
• Evolutionarymachinelearningalgorithms
• Applicationtosimulatedrobots

Target Groups

• Researchers interested in artificial intelligence, cognitive sciences or robotics
• Roboticists interested in integrating machine learning

About the Author

Patrick Stalph was a Ph.D. student at the chair of Cognitive Modeling, which is led by Prof. Butz at the University of Tübingen.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer Vieweg
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3658049367
• ISBN 13: 9783658049362
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176
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