Evaluating three-dimensional localisation information generated by bio-inspired in-air sonar

IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 516-525

  Schillebeeckx, F ^a   Vanderelst, D ^a   Reijniers, J ^a   Peremans, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC AXIS; BEAM WIDTHS; BIO-INSPIRED; DRIVING FORCES; HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION; INFORMATION TRANSFERS; LOCALISATION; MUTUAL INFORMATIONS; OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; SONAR SYSTEM; SPATIAL SENSITIVITY;

INFORMATION THEORY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SONAR;

EID: 84863540465     PISSN: 17518784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2011.0069     Document Type: Article

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