Relation between Morphology of Artificial Creature and Behavioral Ability in the Virtual Fluid Environment

Abstract

Morphology of an artificial creature plays an important role in the behavior acquisition of them because the behaviors strongly depend on its morphology. In this study, it is examined how the behavior differences appear when its morphology changes in the virtual fluid environment. We construct the approximate virtual fluid environment with low computing costs to simulate the behavior acquisition for them. Also we propose a simulation method for them in consideration of effects from the virtual fluid environment based on physics modeling. Results are discussed on a relation between its morphology and acquired behaviors.