A Bio-Inspired Flying Robot Sheds Light on Insect Piloting Abilities

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-335

  Franceschini, Nicolas ^a   Ruffier, Franck ^a   Serres, Julien ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FLYING; INSECT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; VISION; WIND;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; ROBOTICS; VISION; WIND;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 33846928167     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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