Stephane Gauthier wrote: Stephane,
I too am looking for such a book, also a good book on fuzzy logic, I've yet to find one on either. I have a couple of fuzzy logic books but they seem intent to be mouth organs for some fuzzy design app or another and are nearly useless for design ideas - I dislike "case study" books, which usually don't do well enough in the explanation of what is going on.
Keep on looking, and let us know if you find a good one!
DLC
: Thanks for the quick review Dennis. : I just received my "Robot Programming" (Jones) book and I'm looking : forward to reading it. I added the Arkin one to my Amazon wishlist so : I'll remember next time I buy a book. It's not exactly cheap so I want : to make sure it's worth it and knowing how much you know your stuff it : made me decide to get it later.
: I'd like to read a good intro book on Neural nets too but It's hard to : find something that is more practical than theorical. (I'm definitely : more a hands-on type of guy) Any suggestions?
: Keep :> Randy M. Dumse wrote: :> : Well, I finished Joe Jones _Robot Programming, A Practical Guide to :> : Behavior-Based Robotics_ (which I highly recommend) and am looking :> : around for my next "read". One of my friends recommends _Behavior-Based :> : Robotics_ by Arkin. Anyone read this one, and have comments? :> :> I found Arkin's book to be really useful in debating/contrasting/ :> combining the various types of robotics. Some of the book is behavioral, :> some is more rigid than the Brooksian styles. His vector summing :> navigational discussions are very thought provoking (on my part anyway). :> Arkin is a behavioral "purist" so you get a bit more variety in there, :> and a lot of theory rather than practicum. I refer back to it fairly :> often. :> :> IMO, :> DLC :> :> : -- :> : Randy M. Dumse :> :