Radio-controlled cyborg beetles: A radio-frequency system for insect neural flight control

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 216-219

  Sato, H ^a   Peeri, Y ^a   Baghoomian, E ^a   Berry, C W ^b   Maharbiz, M M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; FLIGHT COMMANDS; FLIGHT CONTROL; FLIGHT MUSCLE; MICRO BATTERY; RADIO CONTROL; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS; RF TRANSMITTER; RIGHT AND LEFT;

BRAIN; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; MUSCLE;

INSECT CONTROL;

EID: 65949105738     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2009.4805357     Document Type: Conference Paper

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