Biomimetic whisker transducer for vibrissal tactile sensing

• Main Author: Ju, Feng
• Other Authors: Ling Shih Fu
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/54663
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The unique vibrissal tactile perception possessed by rats allows them to explore the surrounding environment actively with their whiskers, and helps them survive and thrive in hostile environments like underground tunnels, where vision becomes of little use. On the other hand, today most robots lack...