Echolocation in air: Biological systems, technical challenges, and transducer design

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 221, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1165-1175

  Waters, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Biosonar; Echolocation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMIMETICS; SONAR; ULTRASONIC SENSORS;

BIOSONAR; ECHOLOCATION SYSTEM;

BIOSENSORS;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMIMETICS; BIOSENSORS; SONAR; ULTRASONIC SENSORS;

EID: 35748944876     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES504     Document Type: Article

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