Active inference in robotics and artificial agents: Survey and challenges

P Lanillos, C Meo, C Pezzato, AA Meera… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Active inference is a mathematical framework which originated in computational
neuroscience as a theory of how the brain implements action, perception and learning …

Review of fault-tolerant control systems used in robotic manipulators

A Milecki, P Nowak - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Control systems that ensure robot operation during failures are necessary, particularly when
manipulators are operating in hazardous or hard-to-reach environments. In such …

An overview of the free energy principle and related research

Z Zhang, F Xu - Neural Computation, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
The free energy principle and its corollary, the active inference framework, serve as
theoretical foundations in the domain of neuroscience, explaining the genesis of intelligent …

Kalman filters as the steady-state solution of gradient descent on variational free energy

M Baltieri, T Isomura - arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.10530, 2021 - arxiv.org
The Kalman filter is an algorithm for the estimation of hidden variables in dynamical systems
under linear Gauss-Markov assumptions with widespread applications across different …

Active inference and behavior trees for reactive action planning and execution in robotics

C Pezzato, CH Corbato, S Bonhof… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose a hybrid combination of active inference and behavior trees (BTs)
for reactive action planning and execution in dynamic environments, showing how robotic …

Min–Max Optimal Control of Robot Manipulators Affected by Sensor Faults

V Milić, J Kasać, M Lukas - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper is concerned with the control law synthesis for robot manipulators, which
guarantees that the effect of the sensor faults is kept under a permissible level, and ensures …

Adaptation through prediction: Multisensory active inference torque control

C Meo, G Franzese, C Pezzato… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Adaptation to external and internal changes is of major importance for robotic systems in
uncertain environments. Here, we present a novel multisensory active inference (AIF) torque …

Unbiased active inference for classical control

M Baioumy, C Pezzato, R Ferrari… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active inference is a mathematical framework that originated in computational neuroscience.
Recently, it has been demonstrated as a promising approach for constructing goal-driven …

Review on Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control Scheme for Robotic Manipulators: Recent Advances in AI, Machine Learning, and Digital Twin

MM Quamar, A Nasir - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.02980, 2024 - arxiv.org
This comprehensive review article delves into the intricate realm of fault-tolerant control
(FTC) schemes tailored for robotic manipulators. Our exploration spans the historical …

Delay Feedback Active Inference based on Predicted States for Uncertain Systems with Input Delay

M Ji, Y Lyu, K Pan, X Zhang, Q Pan, Y Li… - 2023 62nd IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active inference (AIF) as a comprehensive theory has been proven to be promising in state
estimation and adaptive control of uncertain systems. However, the input delay in the …