Mobbing Behavior and Deceit and its Role in Bioinspired Autonomous Robotic Agents

Abstract

Arabian babblers are highly preyed upon avians living in the Israeli desert. The survival of this species is contingent upon successful predator deterrence known as mobbing. Their ability to successfully defend against larger predators is the inspiration for this research with the goal of employing new models of robotic deception. Using Grafen's Dishonesty Model [3], simulation results are presented, which portend the value of this behavior in military situations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561149

Entities

People

  • Justin Davis
  • Ronald C. Arkin

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Coefficients
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Deception
  • Detection
  • Deterrence
  • Equations
  • Frustration
  • Inequalities
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Survival

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Biotechnology