Classifier system renaissance: new analogies, new directions

  • Authors:
  • H. Brown Cribbs, III;Robert E. Smith

  • Affiliations:
  • The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama;The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Venue:
  • GECCO '96 Proceedings of the 1st annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
  • Year:
  • 1996

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Abstract

Learning classifier systems (LCSs) have existed for nearly twenty years (Holland & Reitman, 1978). Research efforts in reinforcement learning (RL), evolutionary computation (EC), and neural networks have enhanced the original LCS paradigm. New thoughts from these areas have created a "renaissance" period for the LCS. This paper highlights some key LCS advancements and the fields that inspired them. One inspiration, from neural networks, is examined for a novel LCS approach to autonomous mobile robots. A simple, LCS-controlled robot simulation is presented. This simulation shows the potential benefits of combined biological paradigms and the hybridization of ideas in the LCS. Future directions for LCS research are discussed.