Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas, 10000 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757, USA.
Bioinspir Biomim. 2009 Dec;4(4):046002. doi: 10.1088/1748-3182/4/4/046002. Epub 2009 Nov 9.
The Wyoming Information, Signal Processing, and Robotics Laboratory is developing a wide variety of bio-inspired vision sensors. We are interested in exploring the vision system of various insects and adapting some of their features toward the development of specialized vision sensors. We do not attempt to supplant traditional digital imaging techniques but rather develop sensor systems tailor made for the application at hand. We envision that many applications may require a hybrid approach using conventional digital imaging techniques enhanced with bio-inspired analogue sensors. In this specific project, we investigated the apposition compound eye and its characteristics commonly found in diurnal insects and certain species of arthropods. We developed and characterized an array of apposition compound eye-type sensors and tested them on an autonomous robotic vehicle. The robot exhibits the ability to follow a pre-defined target and avoid specified obstacles using a simple control algorithm.
怀俄明州信息、信号处理和机器人实验室正在开发各种仿生视觉传感器。我们有兴趣探索各种昆虫的视觉系统，并将它们的一些特征应用于专门的视觉传感器的开发。我们并不试图取代传统的数字成像技术，而是为手头的应用开发定制的传感器系统。我们设想，许多应用可能需要一种混合方法，即使用传统的数字成像技术，并辅以仿生模拟传感器。在这个特定的项目中，我们研究了在昼行昆虫和某些节肢动物中常见的并列复眼及其特征。我们开发并描述了一系列并列复眼型传感器，并在自主机器人车辆上对其进行了测试。机器人使用简单的控制算法，能够根据预定义的目标进行跟踪，并避开指定的障碍物。
