Review of recent bio-inspired design and manufacturing of whisker tactile sensors

MA Sayegh, H Daraghma, S Mekid, S Bashmal - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Whisker sensors are a class of tactile sensors that have recently attracted attention. Inspired
by mammals' whiskers known as mystacial vibrissae, they have displayed tremendous …

[HTML][HTML] Potential applications of whisker sensors in marine science and engineering: a review

S Wang, J Liu, B Liu, H Wang, J Si, P Xu… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Perception plays a pivotal role in both biological and technological interactions with the
environment. Recent advancements in whisker sensors, drawing inspiration from nature's …

Touch the wind: Simultaneous airflow, drag and interaction sensing on a multirotor

A Tagliabue, A Paris, S Kim, R Kubicek… - 2020 IEEE/RSJ …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Disturbance estimation for Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) is crucial for robustness and safety.
In this paper, we use novel, bio-inspired airflow sensors to measure the airflow acting on a …

Whisker-based tactile navigation algorithm for underground robots

T Kossas, W Remmas, R Gkliva… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work explores the use of artificial whiskers as tactile sensors for enhancing the
perception and navigation capabilities of mobile robots in challenging settings such as …

Separating Intrinsic and Extrinsic Responses of Whisker Sensors Using Accelerometer

PK Routray, D Subudhi, B Sakcak… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Rodents and Felidae whiskers are highly sensitive, detecting extrinsic inputs such as airflow
or contact and intrinsic inputs such as base vibrations or self-induced motion. Building …