Nonlinear Circuits and Systems for Neuro-inspired Robot Control

This book explores the essence of neural processing in simple animal brains and its adaptation to modeling, implementation, and realization in artificial but bio-inspired robots. It models the Drosophila brain as nonlinear dynamical structures and discusses key features like locomotion, motor learning, memory formation, and complex behaviors. It has been tested in biorobotics classes and offers researchers ideas on how neuro-inspired dynamics can be used in developing autonomous machines.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 99 pages
Publication date: 03 April 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive book takes readers on a fascinating journey, spanning from the intricate world of neurobiology to the realm of nonlinear-dynamical circuits, and ultimately leading to the creation of bio-inspired robots. It offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the fundamental aspects of neural processing in the simple brains of animals, highlighting their adaptation and extrapolation to modeling, implementation, and realization of analogous emergent features in artificial yet bio-inspired robots.

The book begins by providing a concise introduction to the key areas of the Drosophila brain, which are modeled as nonlinear dynamical structures. These models serve as a foundation for showcasing essential features such as locomotion, motor learning, memory formation, and exploitation. Additionally, the book delves into the realm of complex behaviors, including sequence learning and perception, which have recently been discovered in insects.

Throughout the text, real-world examples and case studies are used to illustrate the theoretical concepts and demonstrate their practical applications. These examples range from biorobotics classes taught at the University of Catania to the work fostered by several national and international research projects. The book provides researchers with novel insights and ideas on how neuro-inspired dynamics can be leveraged to develop autonomous machines of the future.

By exploring the intersection of neurobiology, nonlinear dynamics, and robotics, this book offers a valuable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of automation engineering, control systems, and bioengineering. It serves as a gateway to unlocking the secrets of the human brain and paving the way for the creation of intelligent and autonomous systems that can revolutionize our world.

Weight: 212g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783319733463
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018