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Shaping the collision selectivity in a looming sensitive neuron model with parallel ON and OFF pathways and spike frequency adaptation.

Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Shaping the collision selectivity in vision-based artificial collision-detecting systems is still an open challenge. This paper presents a novel neuron model of a locust looming detector, i.e. the lobula giant movement detector (LGMD1), in order to p...

Jump stabilization and landing control by wing-spreading of a locust-inspired jumper.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Bio-inspired robotics is a promising design strategy for mobile robots. Jumping is an energy efficient locomotion gait for traversing difficult terrain. Inspired by the jumping and flying behavior of the desert locust, we have recently developed a mi...

Escape and surveillance asymmetries in locusts exposed to a Guinea fowl-mimicking robot predator.

Scientific reports
Escape and surveillance responses to predators are lateralized in several vertebrate species. However, little is known on the laterality of escapes and predator surveillance in arthropods. In this study, we investigated the lateralization of escape a...

Predictive control of intersegmental tarsal movements in an insect.

Journal of computational neuroscience
In many animals intersegmental reflexes are important for postural and movement control but are still poorly undesrtood. Mathematical methods can be used to model the responses to stimulation, and thus go beyond a simple description of responses to s...

Improved system identification using artificial neural networks and analysis of individual differences in responses of an identified neuron.

Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
Mathematical modelling is used routinely to understand the coding properties and dynamics of responses of neurons and neural networks. Here we analyse the effectiveness of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) as a modelling tool for motor neuron respons...

A locust-inspired miniature jumping robot.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Unmanned ground vehicles are mostly wheeled, tracked, or legged. These locomotion mechanisms have a limited ability to traverse rough terrain and obstacles that are higher than the robot's center of mass. In order to improve the mobility of small rob...