ISBN: 978-973-749-873-1
Publisher year: 2010
Edition: I
Pages: 188
Publisher: Editura Universitară
Author: Catalin Buiu, Ana Pavel, Cristian Vasile
Natural calculation means all those theoretical concepts, methodologies and practical applications inspired by living systems, from cells to ecosystems. This book presents some research conducted in the Laboratory of Natural Computing and Robotics (http://natural.ics.pub.ro) from University "Politehnica" of Bucharest. The book describes how some calculation models and paradigms inspired by natural world can contribute to the development of cognitive systems for mobile robots. These models include calculation of the membrane (membrane computing) group intelligence (swarm intelligence) and the cognitive.