Authors:
Dragana Laketic
and
Gunnar Tufte
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Keyword(s):
Adaptation, Homeostasis, Endocrine system, Hormones, Cybernetics, Living systems organisation.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Artificial Life
;
Biocomputing and Complex Adaptive Systems
;
Computational Intelligence
;
Evolutionary Computing
;
Soft Computing
Abstract:
Man–made systems, just like their biological counterparts, need to operate in a fluctuating environment. Living systems survive despite these fluctuations. Their viability is made possible due to the ability to adapt to environmental fluctuations. Such ability the living systems possess is due to the organisation of these systems and processes performed in response to fluctuation. Therefore, deeper understanding of those aspects of the living systems which make them adaptable may be beneficial for human designers when faced with the demands for the design of adaptive systems. This paper presents current state of our investigation and some interesting postulations about how adaptation process may be sustained until adaptation is achieved in the system under consideration. Further, we discuss some aspects of the living systems’ organisation which may offer useful guidelines for adaptive systems design.