Inertial guidance systems in insects: From the neurobiology to the structural mechanics of biological gyroscopes

Navigation, Journal of the Institute of Navigation

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Daniel, Thomas L ^a   Dieudonne, Alexandre ^a   Fox, Jessica ^a   Myhrvold, Cameron ^a   Sane, Sanjay ^a   Wark, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

COORDINATE COMPLEXES; CRITICAL FUNCTIONS; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; INERTIAL GUIDANCE UNITS; PROCESS INFORMATION; ROTATIONAL MOTION; STRUCTURAL MECHANICS;

GYROSCOPES;

EID: 77649263629     PISSN: 00281522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-4296.2008.tb00433.x     Document Type: Article

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