Obiettivo The aim of the SPARK Project is to develop completely new sensing-perceiving-moving artefacts inspired by the basic principles of living systems and based on the concept of "self-organization". Sensors will be treated as devices processing signals distributed in space and also showing non linear time dynamics. Perception will be studied as a result of a spatio-temporal pattern forming process, determined by information deriving from sensors and will directly influence the particular associated motor behaviour.The whole methodology will be implemented in a new architecture, a Spatial-temporal array computer based structure (SPARC), providing a new paradigm for active perception based on principles borrowed from psychology, synergetics, artificial intelligence and nonlinear dynamical systems theory. The technical objective will be a moving artefact that will actively interact with the environment. It will integrate the sensor stimuli, will create an iconic, abstract and concise representation of the environment under the form of a dynamically emergent pattern in a SPARC based architecture and will generate a sequence of proper motor actions to reach a pre-specified target. Campo scientifico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencenatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsdynamical systemssocial sciencespsychologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programma(i) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Argomento(i) IST-2002-2.3.2.4 - Cognitive systems Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinatore UNIVERSITA DI CATANIA Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo PIAZZA UNIVERSITA 2 95124 CATANIA Italia Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (5) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto ANALOGIC COMPUTERS LTD. Ungheria Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo KENDE STR. 13-17. H-1111 BUDAPEST Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato INNOVACIONES MICROELECTRONICAS S.L. Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo AVENIDA ISAAC NEWTON S/N. CENTRO DE EMPRESAS PABELLON DE ITA 41009 SEVILLE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE EH8 9YL EDINBURGH Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo AVENIDA SENECA 2 EDIFICIO SENECA 28040 MADRID Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 25 33501 BIELEFELD Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato