This thesis documents an experimental investigation into the map-building and exploration
capabilities of a mobile robot. A map enables a robot to predict the state of its environment …

This article describes an experimental investigation into the map-building and exploration
capabilities of a mobile robot. Two types of map are used: a set of line and point features …

Specifying a multiagent behavioral configuration requires both a careful choice of the
behavior set and creation of a temporal chain executing the mission using those behaviors …

A number of autonomous robots with varying degrees of reactive functionality have been
built, based on different architectures. We review the foundations, limitations, and …

Reactive robot behavior has been claimed as a model of memoryless intelligence. Using
results highlighting the cyclic conflicts in such systems, we throw light on similar phenomena …

The complexity of an autonomous robot's navigation task, poses several roadblocks to the
use of traditional fuzzy control schemes, such as much larger input space than typical fuzzy …

AI applications are increasingly moving to arti cial agents, ie systems that independently
handle parts of the problem based on small independent knowledge bases Gros1 10, 27] …

This research focuses on a specific class of agents called" situated agents", which use
minimal communication and rely mostly on changes in the environment as their cue for …

This research focuses on a specific class of agents called" situated agents", which use
minimal communication and rely mostly on changesi n the environmenta s their cue for …