?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cerebellar+control+of+robot+arms&rft.creator=van+der+Smagt%2C+Patrick&rft.subject=Computational+Neuroscience&rft.description=Decades+of+research+into+the+structure+and+function+of+the+cerebellum%0Ahave+led+to+a+clear+understanding+of+many+of+its+cells%2C+as+well+as+how%0Alearning+takes+place.++Furthermore%2C+there+are+many+theories+on+what%0Asignals+the+cerebellum+operates+on%2C+and+how+it+works+in+concert+with%0Aother+parts+of+the+nervous+system.%0A%0ANevertheless%2C+the+application+of+computational+cerebellar+models+to%0Athe+control+of+robot+dynamics+remains+in+its+infant+state.++To+date%2C+a%0Afew+applications+have+been+realized%2C+yet+limited+to+the+control+of%0Atraditional+robot+structures+which%2C+strictly+speaking%2C+do+not+require%0Aadaptive+control+for+the+tasks+that+are+performed+since+their+dynamic%0Astructures+are+relatively+simple.++The+currently+emerging+family+of%0Alight-weight+robots+poses+a+new+challenge+to+robot%0Acontrol%3A+due+to+their+complex+dynamics+traditional+methods%2C+depending%0Aon+a+full+analysis+of+the+dynamics+of+the+system%2C+are+no+longer%0Aapplicable+since+the+joints+influence+each+other+dynamics+during%0Amovement.++Can+artificial+cerebellar+models+compete+here%3F%0A%0AIn+this+overview+paper+we+present+a+succinct+introduction+of+the%0Acerebellum%2C+and+discuss+where+it+could+be+applied+to+tackle+problems%0Ain+robotics.++Without+conclusively+answering+the+above+question%2C%0Aan+overview+of+several+applications+of+cerebellar+models+to+robot%0Acontrol+is+given.%0A&rft.date=1998&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpostscript&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1322%2F1%2FSma98a.ps.gz&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1322%2F4%2FSma98a.pdf&rft.identifier=++van+der+Smagt%2C+Patrick++(1998)+Cerebellar+control+of+robot+arms.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1322%2F