Anderson, S.R., Pearson, M.J., Pipe, A. et al. (3 more authors) (2010) Adaptive cancelation of self-generated sensory signals in a whisking robot. IEEE Transactions on Robotics , 26 (6). pp. 1065-1076. ISSN 1552-3098
Abstract
Sensory signals are often caused by one's own active movements. This raises a problem of discriminating between self-generated sensory signals and signals generated by the external world. Such discrimination is of general importance for robotic systems, where operational robustness is dependent on the correct interpretation of sensory signals. Here, we investigate this problem in the context of a whiskered robot. The whisker sensory signal comprises two components: one due to contact with an object (externally generated) and another due to active movement of the whisker (self-generated). We propose a solution to this discrimination problem based on adaptive noise cancelation, where the robot learns to predict the sensory consequences of its own movements using an adaptive filter. The filter inputs (copy of motor commands) are transformed by Laguerre functions instead of the often-used tapped-delay line, which reduces model order and, therefore, computational complexity. Results from a contact-detection task demonstrate that false positives are significantly reduced using the proposed scheme.
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Keywords: | Force and tactile sensing; internal model; learning and adaptive systems; neurorobotics; noise cancelation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Miss Anthea Tucker |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2011 09:35 |
Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2014 09:46 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2010.2069990 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/TRO.2010.2069990 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:42773 |