Analog CMOS implementation of a CNN-based locomotion controller with floating-gate devices

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1095-1103

  Nakada, Kazuki ^a   Asai, Tetsuya ^a   Amemiya, Yoshihito ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analog CMOS circuit; Biologically inspired robotics; Cellular neural network; Central pattern generator; Multiple input floating gate MOS FETs

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MOSFET DEVICES; ROBOTICS;

ANALOG CMOS CIRCUIT; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED ROBOTICS; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; LOCOMOTION CONTROL; MULTIPLE INPUT FLOATING GATE MOSFETS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 22144473681     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2005.849120     Document Type: Article

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