Navigation in birds and other animals
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چکیده
This paper describes how different animals cope with the challenges of orienting in very diverse environments. First, a broad general overview is given. Then, as a case story, bird migration is treated in more detail. The aim of the paper is to encourage designers of mobile robots to consider the natural solutions already used by animals when developing navigation systems for their robots. q 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Image Vision Comput.
دوره 19 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001