Biological senses as inspiring model for biomimetic sensors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3194-3201

  Bar Cohen, Yoseph ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologically inspired sensors; biomimetics; receptors; robotics; senses; sensors

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOSENSORS;

BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS; BIOLOGICAL SENSORS; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED SENSOR; BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED; BIOMIMETIC SENSORS; CONDITION; RECEPTOR; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; SENSE;

BIOMIMETICS;

EID: 80455155205     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2167321     Document Type: Article

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