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Andrew Vardy (2023). The Swarm within the Labyrinth: Planar Construction by a Robot Swarm. Artificial Life and Robotics.

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Andrew Vardy (2022). The Lasso Method for Multi-Robot Foraging. 19th Conference on Robots and Vision (CRV).

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Todd Wareham, R. de Haan, Andrew Vardy, I. van Rooij (2022). Swarm Control for Distributed Construction: A Computational Complexity Perspective. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction.

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Dalia S. Ibrahim, Andrew Vardy (2022). Largest coverage network in a robot swarm using reinforcement learning. Artificial Life and Robotics.

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Todd Wareham, Andrew Vardy (2022). Environmental Sensing Options for Robot Teams: A Computational Complexity Perspective. arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.05034.

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Mohammed Abdullhak, Andrew Vardy (2022). Distributed Sorting in Complex Environments. International Conference on Swarm Intelligence.

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Todd Wareham (2022). Creating Teams of Simple Agents for Specified Tasks: A Computational Complexity Perspective. arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.02061.

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Andrew Vardy (2021). What Can Collective Construction Learn from Neural Cellular Automata?. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems Companion (ACSOS-C).

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Todd Wareham, Andrew Vardy (2021). The Computational Complexity of Designing Scalar-Field Sensing Robot Teams and Environments for Distributed Construction (Extended Abstract). IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems Companion (ACSOS-C).

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Mohammed Abdullhak, Andrew Vardy (2021). Deadlock Prediction and Recovery for Distributed Collision Avoidance with Buffered Voronoi Cells. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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Maxence Blond, Andrew Vardy, A. Staniland (2020). Towards a robotic percussion accompaniment. International Journal of Music Science, Technology and Art.

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Andrew Vardy (2020). Robot Distancing: Planar Construction with Lanes. Swarm Intelligence.

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Calvin Gregory, Andrew Vardy (2020). microUSV: A low-cost platform for indoor marine swarm robotics research. HardwareX.

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T. Nguyen, G. K. I. Mann, Andrew Vardy, R. G. Gosine (2020). CKF-Based Visual Inertial Odometry for Long-Term Trajectory Operations. Journal of Robotics.

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Andrew Vardy, Dalia S. Ibrahim (2020). A swarm of simple robots constructing planar shapes. arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.13888.

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X. Jian, T. Zou, Andrew Vardy, N. Bose (2020). A Hybrid Path Planning Strategy of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. 2020 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Symposium (AUV).

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M. Timmar, Todd Wareham (2019). The Computational Complexity of Controller-Environment Co-design using Library Selection for Distributed Construction. Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems: The 14th International Symposium.

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Andrew Vardy (2019). Landmark-Guided Shape Formation by a Swarm of Robots. Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems.

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T. Nguyen, G. K. I. Mann, Andrew Vardy, R. G. Gosine (2019). Developing Computationally-Efficient Nonlinear Cubature Kalman Filtering for Visual Inertial Odometry. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control.

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Todd Wareham (2019). Designing Robot Teams for Distributed Construction, Repair, and Maintenance. ACM Transactions on Autonomous Adaptive Systems.

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Dalia S. Ibrahim, Andrew Vardy (2019). Adaptive Task Allocation for Planar Construction Using Response Threshold Model. Theory and Practice of Natural Computing.

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Caroline Strickland, David Churchill, Andrew Vardy (2019). A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Multi-Robot Planar Construction. IEEE International Symposium on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems.

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P. King, Andrew Vardy, A. L. Forrest (2018). Teach-and-repeat path following for an autonomous underwater vehicle. Journal of Field Robotics.

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Todd Wareham, Andrew Vardy (2018). Viable Algorithmic Options for Designing Reactive Robot Swarms. ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS).

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Todd Wareham, Andrew Vardy (2018). Putting it together: the computational complexity of designing robot controllers and environments for distributed construction. Swarm Intelligence.

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Andrew Vardy (2018). Orbital Construction: Swarms of Simple Robots Building Enclosures. 2018 IEEE 3rd International Workshops on Foundations and Applications of Self Systems (FAS* W)*.

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H. Cai, S. Ye, Andrew Vardy, M. Gong (2018). 3D Visual Homing for Commodity UAVs. Computer and Robot Vision.

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B. Anstey, P. King, Andrew Vardy (2017). Sonar image registration for localization of an underwater vehicle. Journal of Ocean Technology.

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Z. Li, R. Bachmayer, Andrew Vardy (2017). Vector Field Path Following Control for Unmanned Surface Vehicles. MTS/IEEE Conference on Oceans.

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D. Cook, Andrew Vardy (2017). Towards real-time robot simulation on uneven terrain using neural networks. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN).

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P King, B. Anstey, Andrew Vardy (2017). Sonar image registration for localization of an underwater vehicle. The Journal of Ocean Technology.

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Z. Li, R. Bachmayer, Andrew Vardy (2017). Path-Following Control for Unmanned Surface Vehicles. International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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T. Nguyen, G. K. I. Mann, Andrew Vardy, R. G. Gosine (2017). Likelihood-based Iterated Cubature Multi-State Constraint Kalman Filter for Visual Inertial Navigation System. International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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T. Nguyen, G. K. I. Mann, Andrew Vardy, R. G. Gosine (2017). Developing Moving Horizon Estimation Based Ranging Measurement for Supporting Vision-Aided Inertial Navigation System. ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Conference.

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T. Nguyen, G. K. I. Mann, Andrew Vardy, R. G. Gosine (2017). Developing A Cubature Multi-State Constraint Kalman Filter for Visual-Inertial Navigation System. Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision.

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W. Waqar, Y. Chen, Andrew Vardy (2016). Smartphone positioning in sparse Wi-Fi environments. Computer Communications.

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Z. Li, R. Bachmayer, Andrew Vardy (2016). Risk Analysis of an Autonomous Surface Craft for Operation in Harsh Ocean Environments. IEEE OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium (AUV).

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P. Swapna, N. Krouglicof, Andrew Vardy (2016). Motion Controller Design for the Position Control of DC Servo Motor. Newfoundland Electrical and Computer Engineering Conference (NECEC).

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R. Lewis, N. Ridgley, P. King, S. Lewis, N. Bose, R. Devillers, T. Husain, J. Munroe, Andrew Vardy, D. Walker (2016). MERLIN - A decade of large AUV experience at Memorial University of Newfoundland. IEEE OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium (AUV).

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Andrew Vardy, N. Shiell (2016). BuPiGo: An Open and Extensible Platform for Visually-Guided Swarm Robots. International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies (BICT).

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T. Nguyen, G. K. I. Mann, R. G. Gosine, Andrew Vardy (2016). Appearance-based Visual-Teach-And-Repeat Navigation Technique for Micro Aerial Vehicle. Intelligent and Robotic Systems.

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Andrew Vardy (2016). Aggregation in Robot Swarms using Odometry. Artificial Life and Robotics.

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N. Shiell, Andrew Vardy (2016). A Bearing-Only Pattern Formation Algorithm for Swarm Robotics. International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ANTS).

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Andrew Vardy (2015). Using Odometry to Improve Swarm Robot Aggregation. International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics.

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Scott Watson, Andrew Vardy, W. Banzhaf, Todd Wareham (2015). Machiavellian Agents: Player Modelling to Deceive and be Deceived. International Conference on Computer Games, CGAMES.

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Todd Wareham, Scott Watson (2015). Exploring Options for Efficiently Evaluating the Playability of Computer Game Agents. Proceedings of the CGAMES 2015 International Computer Games Conference.

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Todd Wareham (2015). Exploring Algorithmic Options for the Efficient Design and Reconfiguration of Reactive Robot Swarms. Proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communication Technologies.

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E. Wiseman, Andrew Vardy (2015). Detecting Collisions on the Sphero Robot. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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K. Macpherson, P. King, D. Walker, R. Lewis, R. Devillers, J. Munroe, N. Kennedy, Andrew Vardy (2014). The development of AUV strategies for multidisciplinary use. Oceans - St. John’s, 2014.

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Andrew Vardy (2014). The Hope Cycle. Beta-Life: Stories from an A-Life Future.

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D. Cook, Andrew Vardy (2014). Terrain Leveling by a Swarm of Simple Agents. International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies (BICT).

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P. King, B. Anstey, Andrew Vardy (2014). Preliminary Field Trials of Autonomous Path Following. IEEE OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium (AUV).

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W. Waqar, Y. Chen, Andrew Vardy (2014). Incorporating User Motion Information for Indoor Smartphone Positioning in Sparse Wi-Fi Environments. ACM International Conference on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems (MSWiM).

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Andrew Vardy, G. Vorobyev, W. Banzhaf (2014). Cache Consensus: Rapid Object Sorting by a Robotic Swarm. Swarm Intelligence.

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Scott Watson, W. Banzhaf, Andrew Vardy (2014). Automated Design for Playability in Computer Game Agents. IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games (CIG).

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D. Cook, Andrew Vardy, R. Lewis (2014). A Survey of AUV and Robot Simulators for Multi-Vehicle Operations. IEEE OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium (AUV).

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Andrew Vardy (2013). The Impact of Informed Individuals on Collective Object Sorting. ECAL Workshop on Collective Behaviours and Social Dynamics.

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G. Vorobyev, Andrew Vardy, W. Banzhaf (2013). Conformity and Nonconformity in Collective Robotics: A Case Study. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL).

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P King, B. Anstey, Andrew Vardy (2013). Comparison of Feature Detection Techniques for AUV Navigation Along a Trained Route. MTS/IEEE OCEANS.

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David Churchill, Andrew Vardy (2013). An Orientation Invariant Visual Homing Algorithm. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems.

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P. Vandrish, Andrew Vardy, P. King (2012). Towards AUV Route Following using Qualitative Navigation. Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision.

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G. Vorobyev, Andrew Vardy, W. Banzhaf (2012). Supervised Learning in Robotic Swarms: From Training Samples to Emergent Behavior. Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS).

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P. King, Andrew Vardy, B. Anstey, P. Vandrish (2012). Real-Time Image Generation and Registration Framework for AUV Route Following. IEEE OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium (AUV).

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W. Waqar, Andrew Vardy, Y. Chen (2012). Positioning using Motion Information in RF Reference Frames. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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Scott Watson, Andrew Vardy, W. Banzhaf (2012). Achieving Desirable Gameplay Objectives by Niched Evolution of Game Parameters. International Games Innovation Conference.

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Andrew Vardy (2012). Accelerated Patch Sorting by a Robotic Swarm. Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision.

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H. Bagheri, Andrew Vardy, R. Bachmayer (2011). Strategies for Filtering Incorrect Matches in Seabed Mosaicking. MTS/IEEE OCEANS.

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P. Vandrish, Andrew Vardy (2011). Sidescan Sonar Image Registration for AUV Navigation. Journal of Ocean Technology.

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P. Vandrish, Andrew Vardy, D. Walker, O. Dobre (2011). Side-scan Sonar Image Registration for AUV Navigation. IEEE Symposium on Underwater Technology.

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Todd Wareham, J. Kwisthout, P. Haselager, I. van Rooij (2011). Ignorance is Bliss: A Complexity Perspective on Adapting Reactive Architectures. Proceedings of the 1st Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics.

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W. Waqar, Y. Chen, Andrew Vardy (2011). Exploiting Smartphone Sensors for Indoor Positioning: A Survey. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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Andrew Vardy (2010). Using Feature Scale Change for Robot Localization along a Route. International Conference on Robots and Systems (IROS).

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P. Vandrish, Andrew Vardy, D. Walker, O. Dobre (2010). Side-scan Sonar Image Registration for AUV Navigation. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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H. Bagheri, Andrew Vardy, R. Bachmayer (2010). Image Mosaicing for Benthic Species Counting. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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G. Gamage, Andrew Vardy, G. K. I. Mann, R. G. Gosine (2008). Robot Obstacle Avoidance Behaviour using Particle Swarm Optimization. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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Andrew Vardy (2008). Review of The Robotics Primer by Maja J. Matarić. Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines.

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R. Möller, Andrew Vardy, L. Gerstmayr, F. Röben, S. Kreft (2008). Neuroethological Concepts at Work: Insect-Inspired Methods for Visual Robot Navigation. Proceedings of Biological Approaches for Engineering.

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David Churchill, Andrew Vardy (2008). Homing in Scale Space. International Conference on Robots and Systems (IROS).

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S. N. Ferdaus, Andrew Vardy, G. K. I. Mann, R. G. Gosine (2008). Comparing Global Measures of Image Similarity for use in Topological Localization of Mobile Robots. Proceedings of the Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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Andrew Vardy (2008). A Simple Visual Compass with Learned Pixel Weights. Proceedings of the Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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R. Möller, Andrew Vardy, S. Kreft, S. Ruwisch (2007). Visual Homing in Environments with Anisotropic Landmark Distribution. Autonomous Robots.

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S. N. Ferdaus, Andrew Vardy, G. K. I. Mann, R. G. Gosine (2007). Feature Selection and Tracking for Mobile Robot Localization. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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A. Burke, Andrew Vardy (2006). Visual Compass Methods for Robot Navigation. Proceedings of the Newfoundland Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (NECEC).

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Andrew Vardy (2006). Long-Range Visual Homing. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics.

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R. Möller, Andrew Vardy (2006). Local Visual Homing by Matched-Filter Descent in Image Distances. Biological Cybernetics.

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Andrew Vardy, R. Möller (2005). Biologically plausible visual homing methods based on optical flow techniques. Connection Science.

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Andrew Vardy (2005). Biologically Plausible Methods for Robot Visual Homing.

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Andrew Vardy, F. Oppacher (2005). A Scale Invariant Local Image Descriptor for Visual Homing. Biomimetic neural learning for intelligent robots.

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Andrew Vardy, F. Oppacher (2004). Anatomy and Physiology of an Artificial Vision Matrix. Biologically Inspired Approaches to Advanced Information Technology (BioADIT).

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Andrew Vardy, F. Oppacher (2004). A Scale Invariant Neural Feature Detector for Visual Homing. Proceedings of the Workshop on Neurobotics, German Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ulm.

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Andrew Vardy, F. Oppacher (2003). Low-Level Visual Homing. Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL).

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Andrew Vardy (2001). A Visually-Based Evolvable Control Architecture for Agents in Interactive Entertainment Applications. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL).

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Andrew Vardy, J. Robinson, L-T. Cheng (1999). The WristCam as Input Device. Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers.

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