Biosonar-inspired technology: Goals, challenges and insights

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Müller, Rolf ^a   Kuc, Roman ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REJECTIONS; BIO-INSPIRED ENGINEERINGS; BIOMEDICAL ULTRASOUND; ESTIMATION ALGORITHM; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

AUDITION; BEAMFORMING; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

SONAR;

ANIMAL; BAT; BIOMIMETICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOLOCATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 36549015665     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/2/4/S04     Document Type: Conference Paper

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