Evolution of sensory configurations for intelligent vehicles
Yizhen Zhang, Alcherio Martinoli, Erik K. Antonsson, R.D. Olney · 2004
An evolutionary design synthesis methodology was introduced with special concern for the design and optimization of distributed embodied systems. Its efficacy was validated in a case study on the design of collective sensory configurations for intelligent vehicles. Candidate sensory configurations were tested in sample traffic scenarios simulated in an embodied and sensor-based simulator, and in more abstracted and computationally efficient evaluation tests. Sample results evolved under different design preferences are presented, including approximate Pareto fronts representing the engineering design trade-offs characterizing the problem investigated in the case study.