Prescott, T.J., Pearson, M.J., Mitchinson, B. et al. (2 more authors) (2009) Whisking with robots from rat vibrissae to biomimetic technology for active touch. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 16 (3). pp. 42-50. ISSN 1070-9932
Abstract
This article summarizes some of the key features of the rat vibrissal system, including the actively controlled sweeping movements of the vibrissae known as whisking, and reviews the past and ongoing research aimed at replicating some of this functionality in biomimetic robots.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Copyright 2009 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE |
Keywords: | Control architectures and programming; biologically inspired robots; biomimetics; neurorobotics; force and tactile sensing |
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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: | Miss Anthea Tucker |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2009 14:26 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jun 2014 14:29 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2009.933624 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/MRA.2009.933624 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:9818 |