Hybrid Architecture for Autonomous Robots, Based on Representation, Perception and Intelligent Control

Abstract

This chapter presents an Hybrid Architecture based on Representations, Perception and Intelligent Control (HARPIC). It includes reactive and deliberative behaviors, which we have developed to confer autonomy to unmanned robotics systems. Two main features characterize our work: on the one hand the ability for the robot to control its own autonomy, and on the other hand the capacity to evolve and to learn.