Abstract Insects, being perhaps more reliant on image motion cues than mammals or higher vertebrates, are proving to be an excellent organism in which to investigate how information on optic flow is exploited to guide locomotion and navigation. This paper describes one example, illustrating how bees perform grazing landings on a flat surface. A smooth landing is achieved by a surprisingly simple and elegant strategy: image velocity is held constant as the surface is approached, thus automatically ensuring that flight speed is close to zero at touchdown. No explicit knowledge of flight speed or height above the ground is necessary. The feasibility of this landing strategy is tested by implementation in a robotic gantry. We also outline our current efforts at exploring the applicability of this and related techniques to the guidance of UAVs.


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    Titel :

    Landing Strategies in Honeybees, and Applications to UAVs


    Beteiligte:
    Srinivasan, M. V. (Autor:in) / Zhang, S. W. (Autor:in) / Chahl, J. S. (Autor:in) / Garratt, M. A. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2003


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages





    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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