Natural Models for Autonomous Control of Spatial Navigation, Sensing, and Guidance

Abstract

The ultimate goal of this research was less to excite the media and more to understand polarization vision, polarization communication and polarization camouflage (information transfer) in marine animals, with a view to using what we learn in technological applications. Spatial navigation, sensing and guidance are tasks animals behaving in the real world accomplish every day and some of this is achieved using polarized light, a form of electromagnetic radiation that humans are not capable of accessing without resorting to technology such as filters, cameras and specialized sensors. Our aim is to use the power of biological design in a realm of vision to which we are only now becoming dimly aware.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2013
Accession Number
ADA602348

Entities

People

  • Justin Marshall

Organizations

  • University of Queensland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Behavior
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Circular Polarization
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Guidance
  • Information Processing
  • Information Transfer
  • Linear Polarization
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Medical Personnel
  • Navigation
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design