Investigation of the negative speed’s effect on the base of the braitenberg vehicle

Abstract

Abstract The Braitenberg vehicle has been applied to various areas. However, it’s noticeable that Braitenberg assumes the vehicle’s speed always remain positive, which implies that certain behaviors, such as moving backward is unlikely to be achieved. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the combination of positive speed and negative speed on the basis of the Braitenberg vehicle and analyze its effects on the vehicle’s behaviors. Three functions are used: a simple non-continuous function, a linear function and an inverse proportional function. Trajectories resulting from each are categorized into certain behaviors and discussed.