@article{UemuraMatsushitaKraetzschmar2016, author = {Masafumi Uemura and Haruna Matsushita and Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar}, title = {Behavior of the Artificial Slime Mould Model and Its Application}, series = {Journal of Signal Processing}, volume = {20}, number = {4}, issn = {1342-6230}, doi = {10.2299/jsp.20.149}, pages = {149 -- 152}, year = {2016}, abstract = {We propose an artificial slime mould model (ASMM) inspired by the plasmodium of Physarum polucephalum (P. polucephalum). ASMM consists of plural slimes, and each slime shares energy via a tube with neighboring slimes. Outer slimes sense their environment and conform to it. Outer slimes periodically transmit information about their surrounding environment via a contraction wave to inner slimes. Thus, ASMM shows how slimes can sense a better environment even if that environment is not adjacent to the slimes. The slimes subsequently can move in the direction of an attractant.}, language = {en} }