Tactile Superresolution and Biomimetic Hyperacuity

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 605-618

  Lepora, Nathan F ^a   Martinez Hernandez, Uriel ^b   Evans, Mathew ^b   Natale, Lorenzo ^c   Metta, Giorgio ^c   Prescott, Tony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; force and tactile sensing

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

ACTIVE PERCEPTIONS; RECEPTIVE FIELDS; SENSOR RESOLUTION; SUPER RESOLUTION; SUPERRESOLUTION METHODS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; TACTILE PERCEPTION; TACTILE SENSORS;

BIOMIMETIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84926332086     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2015.2414135     Document Type: Article

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