A bio-inspired visual collision detection mechanism for cars: Combining insect inspired neurons to create a robust system

BioSystems

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 164-171

  Stafford, Richard ^a   Santer, Roger D ^a   Rind, F Claire ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collision sensor; EMD; Insect vision; LGMD

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; LOCUST; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SENSOR; VISION;

ARTICLE; FILTRATION; FLY; IMAGING; LOBULA GIANT MOVEMENT DETECTOR; NERVE CELL; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; SENSOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 33846051442     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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