From biology to engineering: Insect vision and applications to robotics

Frontiers in Sensing: From Biology to Engineering

Volumn 9783211997499, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-39

  Srinivasan, Mandyam V ^a   Moore, Richard J D ^b   Thurrowgood, Saul ^b   Soccol, Dean ^b   Bland, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'CURRENT; BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FLIGHT SPEED; FOOD SOURCES; INSECT FLIGHT; INSECT VISION; INTERDISCIPLINARY ENDEAVOR; NOVEL ALGORITHM; TERRESTRIAL VEHICLES;

BIOLOGY;

EID: 84903587072     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-99749-9_2     Document Type: Chapter

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