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1 #+title: Thesis
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2 #+author: Robert McIntyre
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3 #+email: rlm@mit.edu
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4 #+description: MEng thesis for Robert McIntyre
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5 #+keywords: AI, simulation, jMonkeyEngine3, clojure, virtual reality
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6 #+SETUPFILE: ../../aurellem/org/setup.org
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8 * COMMENT Multiple senses are compelling for AI.
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9 #+include: "./intro.org"
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11 * Virtual reality is vastly easier than actual reality.
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12
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13 * There is no framework for AI experimenmts with multiple senses.
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14
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15 * Cortex is my attempt at such a framework.
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16
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17 ** COMMENT Cortex uses jMonkeyEngine3 to create virtual worlds...
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18 #+include: "./world.org"
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19 #+include: "./util.org"
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20
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21 ** COMMENT ...and Blender to describe virtual creatures.
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22
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23 ** COMMENT Bodies are articulated rigid constructs
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24 #+include: "./body.org"
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25
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26 ** COMMENT Senses are all 2d surfaces with embedded sensor elements.
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27 #+include: "./sense.org"
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28
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29 ** COMMENT Thousands of hair-like elements simulate touch.
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30 #+include: "./touch.org"
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31
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32 ** COMMENT Vision is modeled after the human retina.
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33 #+include: "./vision.org"
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34
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35 ** COMMENT Cortex provides general simulated hearing.
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36 #+include: "./hearing.org"
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37
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38 ** COMMENT Proprioception and Movement provide a sense of embodiment.
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39 #+include: "./proprioception.org"
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40 #+include: "./movement.org"
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41
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42 * COMMENT The Hand
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43 #+include: "./integration.org"
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44
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45 * The Reusable Self Learning Joint
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46
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47 * Robotic Calisthenics
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48
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49 * The Lense that Sees its Flaws
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50
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51 * Rat in a Maze
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52
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53 * Swarm Creatures
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55 * Simulated Imagination
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