Hybrid control device
AssigneeNeurosciences Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsJason G. Fleischer, Botond Szatmary, Donald B. Hutson, Douglas A. Moore, James A. Snook, Gerald M. Edelman, Jeffrey L. Krichmar
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Abstract
A brain-based device (BBD) for moving in a real-world environment has sensors that provide data about the environment, actuators to move the BBD, and a hybrid controller which includes a neural controller having a simulated nervous system being a model of selected areas of the human brain and a non-neural controller based on a computational algorithmic network. The neural controller and non-neural controller interact with one another to control movement of the BBD.
Claims15
A brain-based device (BBD) for moving in a real-world environment, comprising:
- a) sensors for providing input data about the real-world environment;
- b) actuators for enabling the BBD to move about in the real-world environment;
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- c) a hybrid controller, responsive to the input data, for providing output data to control said actuators, said hybrid controller, responsive including
- i) a neural controller having a simulated nervous system exhibiting the morphology and function of a portion of the human brain, the neural controller configured to generate command output data to control said actuators;
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- ii) a non-neural controller for functioning based on a computational algorithmic network;
- d) wherein said neural controller and said non-neural controller interact with each other to adapt the movement of the BBD in the real-world environment in response to changing environmental conditions sensed by said sensors
- e) said non-neural controller, in response to certain input data relating to given real-world environment condition, operable to override the command output data from said neural controller controlling said actuators.
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