The self-organized nest construction behaviors of European paper wasps (Polistes dominula) show potential for adoption in artificial intelligence and robotic systems where centralized control proves challenging. However, P. dominula nest construction mechanisms are not fully understood. The goal of this research was to investigate how P. dominula nest structures stimulate worker actions. Simulation utilities were constructed in C++, C#, and Python. Two models from previous work, a three-dimensional model with weighted actions and a two-dimensional model with simple rule-based actions, were combined in a three-dimensional model with simple rules. Nest construction was simulated with a random selection rule, an age-based rule, a height requirement rule, and a height difference rule. Real and idealized nest data were used to evaluate simulated nests. Structures generated with age- and height-based rules showed more correlation with real and idealized nest structures than randomly-generated structures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:asrf-1170 |
| Date | 04 April 2018 |
| Creators | Harrison, Matthew, Karsai, Istvan, Wallace, Christopher |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Appalachian Student Research Forum |
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