Space Robotics Research

European Space Agency (ESA) - Ariadna Project:

Evolution in Robotic Islands

Centre for Robotics & Neural Systems (CRNS)

Angelo Cangelosi

Davide Marrocco

Martin Peniak

Barry Bentley

Advanced Concepts Team, ESA

Christos Ampatzis

Dario Izzo

Francesco Biscani

Publications

    • Cangelosi A., Marocco D., Peniak M., Bentley B., Ampatzis C. & Izzo D. (2010) Evolution in robotic islands - optimising the design of autonomous robot controllers for navigation and exploration of unknown environments. Advanced Concepts Team Report, The European Space Agency (ESA); Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Ariadna-ID: 09-8301 (pdf)
    • Peniak M., Bentley B., Marocco D., Cangelosi A., Ampatzis C., Izzo D. & Biscani F. (2010) An Evolutionary Approach to Designing Autonomous Planetary Rovers. Proceedings of TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems), August 31 - September 2, 2010, Plymouth, UK. (pdf)
    • Peniak M., Bentley B., Marocco D., Cangelosi A., Ampatzis C., Izzo D. & Biscani F. (2010) An Island-Model Framework for Evolving Neuro-Controllers for Planetary Rover Control. Proceedings of IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, July 18 - 23, 2010, Barcelona, Spain. (pdf)
    • Peniak M., Bentley B., Marocco D., Ampatzis C., Biscani F., Izzo D. & Cangelosi A. (2010) Designing Autonomous Robot Controllers for Planetary Exploration: A Model of a Mars Rover. Proceedings of PCCAT (Postgraduate Conference for Computing: Applications and Theory), June 9, 2010, Exeter, UK. (pdf) - Awarded Best Paper


Presentations


Ariadna project meeting at the

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) - July 2010