Evolution of sensory configurations for intelligent vehicles

An evolutionary design synthesis methodology was introduced with special concern for the design and optimization of distributed embodied systems. Its efficacy was validated in a case study on the design of collective sensory configurations for intelligent vehicles. Candidate sensory configurations were tested in sample traffic scenarios simulated in an embodied and sensor-based simulator, and in more abstracted and computationally efficient evaluation tests. Sample results evolved under different design preferences are presented, including approximate Pareto fronts representing the engineering design trade-offs characterizing the problem investigated in the case study.