[HTML][HTML] Optic flow-based collision-free strategies: From insects to robots
Flying insects are able to fly smartly in an unpredictable environment. It has been found that
flying insects have smart neurons inside their tiny brains that are sensitive to visual motion …
flying insects have smart neurons inside their tiny brains that are sensitive to visual motion …
Honeybees as a model for the study of visually guided flight, navigation, and biologically inspired robotics
MV Srinivasan - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Research over the past century has revealed the impressive capacities of the honeybee,
Apis mellifera, in relation to visual perception, flight guidance, navigation, and learning and …
Apis mellifera, in relation to visual perception, flight guidance, navigation, and learning and …
[BOOK][B] Visual perception: Physiology, psychology and ecology
V Bruce, MA Georgeson, PR Green - 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
This comprehensively updated and expanded revision of the successful second edition
continues to provide detailed coverage of the ever-growing range of research topics in …
continues to provide detailed coverage of the ever-growing range of research topics in …
Algorithms for collision-free navigation of mobile robots in complex cluttered environments: a survey
We review a range of techniques related to navigation of unmanned vehicles through
unknown environments with obstacles, especially those that rigorously ensure collision …
unknown environments with obstacles, especially those that rigorously ensure collision …
Landing a VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle on a moving platform using optical flow
This paper presents a nonlinear controller for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that exploits a measurement optical flow to enable hover …
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that exploits a measurement optical flow to enable hover …
Multi-camera real-time three-dimensional tracking of multiple flying animals
Automated tracking of animal movement allows analyses that would not otherwise be
possible by providing great quantities of data. The additional capability of tracking in real …
possible by providing great quantities of data. The additional capability of tracking in real …
Enhancing optical-flow-based control by learning visual appearance cues for flying robots
Flying insects employ elegant optical-flow-based strategies to solve complex tasks such as
landing or obstacle avoidance. Roboticists have mimicked these strategies on flying robots …
landing or obstacle avoidance. Roboticists have mimicked these strategies on flying robots …
[BOOK][B] Invertebrate vision
E Warrant, DE Nilsson - 2006 - books.google.com
Ten distinct eye designs have been identified in the animal kingdom. Whereas vertebrates
possess only one, invertebrates possess all ten, from simple assemblies of photoreceptors …
possess only one, invertebrates possess all ten, from simple assemblies of photoreceptors …
A simple vision-based algorithm for decision making in flying Drosophila
Animals must quickly recognize objects in their environment and act accordingly. Previous
studies indicate that looming visual objects trigger avoidance reflexes in many species [1–5]; …
studies indicate that looming visual objects trigger avoidance reflexes in many species [1–5]; …
Optic flow regulation: the key to aircraft automatic guidance
We have developed a visually based autopilot which is able to make an air vehicle
automatically take off, cruise and land, while reacting appropriately to wind disturbances …
automatically take off, cruise and land, while reacting appropriately to wind disturbances …