WSEAS Transactions on Systems
Print ISSN: 1109-2777, E-ISSN: 2224-2678
Volume 14, 2015
Gene Regulatory Network to Control and Simulate Virtual Creature’s Locomotion
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Abstract: This paper explores the application of evolutionary computation techniques for evolving behaviours of virtual creatures inhabiting a realistic virtual environment. Our approach uses a computational model of gene regulatory network, which is inspired of cell control mechanism of real cells. Usually used to control virtual cells in developmental models, recent works showed that gene regulatory networks are also capable to control various kinds of agents. This paper details how a gene regulatory network is evolved to control range of articulated virtual creatures. To do so, the inputs and outputs of the network are directly mapped to the creatures’ sensors and actuators. To evaluate this approach, we have compared its performance to one of the most recent successful evolutionary methods, the NEAT algorithm. The results show the gene regulatory network model may possibly be a viable solution for evolving control solutions for physical machines.
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Keywords: Gene regulatory network, virtual creature, behaviour control, physical simulation, Evolutionary computation
Pages: 64-76
WSEAS Transactions on Systems, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1109-2777 / 2224-2678, Volume 14, 2015, Art. #7