A neuro-inspired spike-based PID motor controller for multi-motor robots with low cost FPGAs

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3831-3856

  Jimenez Fernandez, Angel ^a   Jimenez Moreno, Gabriel ^a   Linares Barranco, Alejandro ^a   Dominguez Morales, Manuel J ^a   Paz Vicente, Rafael ^a   Civit Balcells, Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bio inspired systems and control; Control system analysis; Neuro controllers; Neuromorphic engineering; Programmable logic devices; Pulse frequency modulation; Sensor motor integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860187059     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120403831     Document Type: Article

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