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1. A Biorobotic Study of the Rat Whisker System

Description:: The rat whisker (vibrissal) system provides rats with an exquisitely acute tactile sense that has helped allow them to thrive all over the world. By actively rotating their whiskers back-and-forth ("whisking") against objects, rats can extract a rich variety of information including position, size, shape, orientation and texture. Today, however,...
Keyword:: robotic whisker, neuromechanics, sensorimotor control, tactile sensors, vibrissae, and active sensing
Subject:: Mechanical Engineering
Creator:: Joseph Hai Solomon
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 09/08/2018
Date Modified:: 09/08/2018
Date Created:: 2008-05-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation