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Simulating landmark guidance in insects
Reference
S12104
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Thomas Collett
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Sussex
Department
Biology and Environmental Science
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
212,843
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/01/2000
End date
01/01/2003
Duration
36 months
Abstract
We will construct a model of insect navigation to operate in natural 3-D environments. Its design will be constrained by our current knowledge of insect navigation, and we anticipate it will provide insights useful both to biologists and to roboticists. A crucial part of the modelling is to discover what features and areas with natural scenes are recognisable from different viewpoints and can thus act as landmarks. The selection of landmarks from among those features will be based on the learning flights of bees and wasps that generate patterns of motion parallax suitable for highlighting landmarks close to the goal and so suitable for navigation. The simulation will be performed in software using a set of views of natural scenes stored at regular points within a cubic lattice.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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