The infrared sensilla in the beetle Melanophila acuminata as model for new infrared sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7365, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Schmitz, Helmut ^a   Norkus, Volkmar ^b   Hess, Norbert ^c   Bousack, Herbert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c DIAS Infrared GmbH   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomimetic sensor; Fire detection; Infrared sensor; Mechanosensor; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC SENSOR; FIRE DETECTION; FLUID-FILLED; FOREST FIRES; GOLAY CELLS; INFRARED SENSOR; INNER PRESSURE; INTERNAL PRESSURE; IR SENSOR; MECHANORECEPTORS; MECHANOSENSOR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SENSOR PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

BIOMIMETICS; BIOSENSORS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORESTATION; DENDRIMERS; FIRE DETECTORS; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROFLUIDICS; SENSOR ARRAYS; SPHERES;

FIRES;

FIRE DETECTORS; FOREST FIRES; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; MEMBRANES; SENSORS; SIMULATION;

EID: 70049107383     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.821434     Document Type: Conference Paper

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