Emergent behaviors of multi-objective swarms with applications in a dynamic underwater environment.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Marks, Robert J., II (Robert Jackson), 1950- | |
| dc.contributor.author | Roach, Jon H. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Electrical and Computer Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | The Applied Research Lab at the Pennsylvania State University. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.schools | Baylor University. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-24T14:34:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-09-24T14:34:50Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2013-08 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-09-24 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The allocation of resources between tasks within a swarm of agents can be difficult without a centralized controller. This problem is prevalent when designing a swarm of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, in which underwater communication becomes challenging and a centralized controller cannot be used. In this thesis, a disjunctive fuzzy control system is used to solve the problem of resource management. Multi-objective, multi-state swarms are evolved with an offline learning algorithm to adapt to dynamic scenarios. Some of the emergent behaviors developed through the evolutionary algorithm are state-switching and recruitment techniques. In addition, the adaptability of swarms is tested by removing sensors from the system and re-evolving the swarm to allow it to compensate for its sensor loss. The concepts of a multi-objective, multi-state swarm are also applied to an underwater minefield mapping scenario, which is used to test the robustness of the swarm with respect to swarm size. | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | M.S.E.C.E. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8854 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | en | |
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| dc.rights.accessrights | Worldwide access. | en_US |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Access changed 9/17/15. | |
| dc.subject | Swarm intelligence. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emergent behaviors. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Evolutionary computing. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Multi-objective swarms. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Disjunctive control. | en_US |
| dc.title | Emergent behaviors of multi-objective swarms with applications in a dynamic underwater environment. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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