Pearson, M.J., Mitchinson, B., Welsby, J. et al. (2 more authors) (2010) SCRATCHbot: Active Tactile Sensing in a Whiskered Mobile Robot. In: Doncieux, S., Girard, B., Guillot, A., Hallam, J., Meyer, J.A. and Mouret, J.B., (eds.) FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 11. 11th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2010, August 25-28, 2010, Paris - Clos Lucé, France. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 6226 (6226). Springer-Verlag , Berlin Heidelberg , pp. 93-103.
Abstract
The rodent vibrissal (whisker) system is one of the most widely investigated model sensory systems in neuroscience owing to its discrete organisation from the sensory apparatus (the whisker shaft) all the way to the sensory cortex, its ease of manipulation, and its presence in common laboratory animals. Neurobiology shows us that the brain nuclei and circuits that process vibrissal touch signals, and that control the positioning and movement of the whiskers, form a neural architecture that is a good model of how the mammalian brain, in general, coordinates sensing with action. In this paper we describe SCRATCHbot, a biomimetic robot based on the rat whisker system, and show how this robot is providing insight into the operation of neural systems underlying vibrissal control, and is helping us to understand the active sensing strategies that animals employ in order to boost the quality and quantity of information provided by their sensory organs
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |
Keywords: | CONTACT; TOUCH; WHISKING; SYSTEM |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 May 2017 14:50 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 21:30 |
Published Version: | http://doi.or/10.1007/978-3-642-15193-4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer-Verlag |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-642-15193-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114156 |