1st Edition

The Swimmer An Integrated Computational Model of A Perceptual-motor System

228 Pages
by Psychology Press

228 Pages
by Psychology Press

228 Pages
by Psychology Press

This research monograph describes a large programming project in which an underwater organism, capable of perceiving, learning, deciding, and navigating, is computationally simulated. The developed computational model serves as a contemporary theory of perceptual-motor performance, embodying much of what is known about human vision and some of what is known about other cognitive processes. This... Read more
Contents: Introduction. An Integrated Model -- The Philosophy. Perceptual Processes. Response Processes. System Processes. An Integrated Model -- Conclusions. Appendix: A Primer on Navigation and Path Planning.

Biography

Uttal, William R.; Bradshaw, Gary; Dayanand, Sriram; Lovell, Robb; Shepherd, Thomas

"Questions arising from difficulties in integrating the systems are pointedly discussed....Psychologists and computer scientists interested in cognition, artifical intelligence, computational modeling of decisison-making, vision and perceptual-motor processes should find this book if interest."
Perceptual and Motor Skills