Title :
Person localization through ground vibrations using a sand-scorpion inspired spiking neural network
Author :
Garreau, Guillaume ; Proxenou, Eleni ; Andreou, A.G. ; Georgiou, Julius
Author_Institution :
Holistic Electron. Res. Lab., Univ. of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Abstract :
Sand-scorpions can locate a prey using the vibration it creates in the ground when moving. We introduce a spiking neural model of the sand-scorpion and a successful implementation of this model with data collected with a network of seismic sensors.
Keywords :
biology computing; neural nets; vibrations; zoology; ground vibration; person localization; prey locating; sand-scorpion; seismic sensor; spiking neural network; Concrete; Data acquisition; Legged locomotion; Portable computers; Rubber; Sensors; Spiking neuron; ground vibration; localization; scorpion; seismic sensor; sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), 2013 47th Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5237-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5238-3
DOI :
10.1109/CISS.2013.6552283
