TITLE:

MEET ANIBOT: THE FIRST BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED ANIMAL ROBOT (No. 102)

DATE:

Friday, February 10th, 2006

TIME:

3:30 PM

LOCATION:

GMCS 214

SPEAKER:

Antonio Palacios, Department of Mathematics, San Diego State University

ABSTRACT:

We present the first circuit realization of an animal (quadruped)
robot controlled by a Central Pattern Generator (CPG) network
of neurons, whose model and design are biologically-inspired by
symmetry-based, group-theoretical, methods. We demonstrate that
the electronic CPG and the animal robot can indeed reproduce, via
symmetry-breaking Hopf bifurcations, all primary gaits—walk,
jump, trot, bound, pace, and pronk—just as they were originally
predicted by theory.

Also, we will report on the progress of other symmetry-related
projects that include: multi-frequency oscillations, dynamic
sensors, and flame patterns. These works are joint projects
between the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Group at SDSU and the
Applied Dynamics and Chaos Program at SPAWAR.

HOST:

Jose Castillo

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