Bayesian exploration for intelligent identification of textures

Frontiers in Neurorobotics

Volumn , Issue JUNE, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Fishel, Jeremy A ^a,b   Loeb, Gerald E ^a,b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b SynTouch LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian exploration; Exploratory movements; Fingerprints; Roughness classification; Tactile sensor; Texture discrimination; Vibration

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH; VELOCITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84864777425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2012.00004     Document Type: Article

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