Towards a biomimetic gyroscope inspired by the fly's haltere using microelectromechanical systems technology.

Bio-inspired hair-based inertial sensors

In biology, hair-based sensor systems are used regularly for measurement of physical quantities like acceleration, flow, rotational rate and IR-light. In this chapter, two different types of bio-inspired sensors for inertial measurement are discussed, which have been developed using surface micromachining and SU-8 lithography. First, an accelerometer inspired by the cricket’s clavate hair is pr...

Preliminary Study on The Design of A Silicon Bio-inspired MEMS Gyroscope

Micromachined gyroscopes for measuring rate or angle of rotation have attracted a lot of attention during the past few years for several applications. They are widely used to detect orientation in space, including automotive applications for ride stabilization and rollover detection; some consumer electronic applications, such as video-camera stabilization, virtual reality, and inertial mouse f...

Haltere Mechanics and Mechanical Logic for Micro - Electro - Mechanical Systems ( MEMS ) Scale Bio - inspired Navigation Sensors ( Final Report

The Effect of Material Properties on Sensitivity of the Microelectromechanical Systems Piezoelectric Hydrophone

In this paper, we present mathematical analyses to consider the effect of material properties on the sensitivity of the Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) piezoelectric hydrophone and improve the sensitivity by choosing the proper material. The selected structure in the present paper is a piezoelectric hydrophone able to work at low frequencies. The piezoelectric hydrophones are widely used ...

Visual input to the efferent control system of a fly's "gyroscope".

Dipterous insects (the true flies) have a sophisticated pair of equilibrium organs called halteres that evolved from hind wings. The halteres are sensitive to Coriolis forces that result from angular rotations of the body and mediate corrective reflexes during flight. Like the aerodynamically functional fore wings, the halteres beat during flight and are equipped with their own set of control m...