title: A novel biomimetic sonarhead using beamforming technology to mimic bat echolocation.
abstract: A novel biomimetic sonarhead has been developed to allow researchers of bat echolocation behavior and biomimetic sonar to perform experiments with a system similar to the bat¿s sensory system. The bat's echolocation-related transfer function (ERTF) is implemented using an array of receivers to implement the head-related transfer function (HRTF), and an array of emitters mounted on a cylindrical manifold to implement the emission pattern of the bat. The complete system is controlled by a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) based embedded system connected through a USB interface.
authors: Milieutechnologie en Technologiemanagement, Faculty of Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen-MTTFTEW, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Jan.Steckel@ua.ac.be
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Steckel
authors: Herbert
authors: H
authors: Peremans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D040761:Biomimetic Materials; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000502:physiology*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004455:Echolocation / Q000502:physiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*