Locust-based Robotic Vision Technology

摘要

Scientists from the United Kingdom's universities of Lincoln and Newcastle have replicated the way locusts use visual input to keep from flying into things. They have developed a computer-simulated model that could be used in advanced collision avoidance systems for vehicles and in other applications. Why locusts? They process information using electrical and chemical signals while in flight, providing a fast, accurate warning system to help avoid collisions. The researchers developed a visually stimulated motor control (VSMC) that converts visual information into motor commands based on the way the locust brain detects approaching objects.