Levy flight as a robotic search pattern
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012
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| author | Saldivar, Orlando |
| author2 | James H. Williams Jr. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/757152019-04-11T09:18:42Z Levy flight as a robotic search pattern Saldivar, Orlando James H. Williams Jr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24). Levy flights have been recently found to approximate the trajectories of animal foragers in their search for resources and food. Levy flights have proved to be effective in searching tasks because of their characteristic combination of long trajectories followed by bursts of short trajectories. In addition, some developments in robotics are currently geared toward robot miniaturization and mimicry of living creatures. For example, robots based on the features of hummingbirds and bees have already been developed though they are not yet autonomous. Incorporating Levy flight searching strategies into these miniaturized robots could yield more efficient and effective searching machines. by Orlando Saldivar. S.B. 2012-12-13T19:19:30Z 2012-12-13T19:19:30Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75715 820002110 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 24 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | Levy flight as a robotic search pattern |
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| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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