SELF-MOTIVATED AUTONOMOUSE AGENTS

Abstract In this paper, we describe our design of a behaviour-based control system for autonomous agents with accent on self-control and self-motivation aspects of the agent control. Agents could be represented by simulated agents – animates or by physical robots. The traditional agent behaviour is usually initialised by external signals and motivations. On the other side in the nature systems we can observe that behaviour is directly affected by internal motivational sources in the nature systems. Above all, we put emphasis on their co-ordination and mutual co-operation ability by the control of particular robot definition. To realise such type of control, we work with combination of reactive and deliberative methods. This concept of the agent architecture enables to define quite complex behaviour and consider multiple behaviour tendencies simultaneously in one moment. We will also demonstrate advantages of this motivationally based concept of the control system in an experimental task. Key words: autonomous agent, behaviour–based control systems, motivational system, self-control