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Models of visually guided routes in ants: embodiment simplifies route acquisition

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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:16 authored by Bart Baddeley, Paul GrahamPaul Graham, Andy PhilippidesAndy Philippides, Phil HusbandsPhil Husbands
It is known that ants learn long visually-guided routes through complex terrain. However, the mechanisms by which visual information is first learnt and then used to control a route direction are not well understood. In this paper we investigate whether a simple approach, involving scanning the environment and moving in the direction that appears most familiar, can provide a model of visually guided route learning in ants. The specific embodiment of an ant’s visual system means that movement and viewing direction are tightly coupled, a familiar view specifies a familiar direction of viewing and thus a familiar movement to make. We show the feasibility of our approach as a model of ant-like route acquisition by learning non-trivial routes through a simulated environment firstly using the complete set of views experienced during learning and secondly using an approximation to the distribution of these views.

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Publication status

  • Published

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Issue

7102

Volume

2

Page range

75-84

Event name

2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications

Event location

Aachen, Germany

Event type

conference

Event date

6-8th December 2011

Book title

Intelligent robotics and applications: 4th international conference, ICIRA 2011, Aachen, Germany, December 6-8, 2011, proceedings

Place of publication

Heidelberg

ISBN

9783642254888

Series

Lecture notes in computer science

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  • Informatics Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-05-08

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