Tactile discrimination using active whisker sensors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-362

  Sullivan, J Charles ^a   Mitchinson, Ben ^b   Pearson, Martin J ^a   Evans, Mat ^b   Lepora, Nathan F ^b   Fox, Charles W ^b   Melhuish, Chris ^a   Prescott, Tony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; biomimetics; classification algorithms; robotics; sensor systems and applications; tactile sensors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SENSING; BAYESIAN METHODS; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; NAIVE BAYES; SENSORY SYSTEM; SURFACE CONTACT; SURFACE TEXTURES; TACTILE SENSING SYSTEM; TACTILE SENSORS; TEMPLATE METHODS;

ANIMALS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BIOMIMETICS; ROBOTICS; SENSORY FEEDBACK; TEXTURES;

SENSORS;

EID: 83455172567     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2148114     Document Type: Article

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