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Whiskerbot

Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory. Whiskerbot. A Robot Whisker System Modelled on the Rat Mystacial Vibrissae. An Interdisciplinary Project with bold and exciting aims …. To attempt to mimic the important dynamical features of the rat whisker and ……

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Whiskerbot

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  1. Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory Whiskerbot A Robot Whisker System Modelled on the Rat Mystacial Vibrissae

  2. An Interdisciplinary Project with bold and exciting aims … • To attempt to mimic the important dynamical features of the rat whisker and …… • …… to fully understand the structure and functionality of a significant part of a mammalian brain and …… • …… implement it directly in VLSI electronic hardware

  3. … which needs a closely-knit interdisciplinary team • The Adaptive Behaviour Research Group (ABRG), Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield. • The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS), University of the West of England (UWE).

  4. Figure 1: Structures & connections in rat whisker system What will we gain from this project (#1)? A clearer understanding of this brain structure:

  5. What will we gain from this project (#2)? • A much-needed new sensory modality for mobile robotics, for shape recognition and surface texture analysis • A clearer understanding of how to embed mammalian brain structure and function directly into electronic hardware

  6. Why was this proposal a success? Some ideas (#1) … • A pair of well-established complementary research laboratories • An equal partnership • Clear and creative aims and objectives

  7. Why was this proposal a success? Some ideas (#2) … • Realistic expression of needs to fulfil those aims and objectives • Appropriate mix of experienced and new researchers • A research theme with huge scope for further work ……

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