A comprehensive robotic model for neural & acoustic signal processing in bats

International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 458-461

  Peremans, Herbert ^a   Müller, Rolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic signal processing; Acoustical engineering; Adaptive arrays; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Biomedical signal processing; Design engineering; Intelligent robots; Power engineering and energy; Sonar

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ANTENNAS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; MACHINE DESIGN; ROBOTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SMART ANTENNAS; SONAR; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ADAPTIVE ARRAYS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM MODELING; DESIGN ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING CHALLENGES; EXPLANATORY POWER; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; POWER ENGINEERING AND ENERGIES; ROBOTIC MODELING;

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 21644483972     PISSN: 19483546     EISSN: 19483554     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CNE.2003.1196860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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