Title :
Biomimetic sensing and modeling of the ocelli visual system of flying insects
Author :
Gremillion, Gregory ; Galfond, Marissa ; Krapp, Holger G. ; Humbert, J. Sean
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the physics-based modeling of the second visual system, the ocelli, common to many species of flying insects. We perform high fidelity visual simulation to study its role in estimating angular velocities during flight. Development of a fully analog, bio-mimetic ocellar sensor is detailed.
Keywords :
angular velocity control; autonomous aerial vehicles; biomimetics; microrobots; robot vision; angular velocities; biomimetic sensing; flying insects; fully analog biomimetic ocellar sensor; high fidelity visual simulation; ocelli visual system; physics-based modeling; Biological system modeling; Educational institutions; Estimation; Insects; Robustness; Sensors; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vilamoura
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1737-5
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2012.6386020
