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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