Biologically Inspired Approaches to Overcome Mutual-Interference by Active Sensor Systems

Abstract

This project aims to understand the sensory and sensorimotor processes that enable agile, high-speed maneuvering and complex spatial navigation in echolocating bats and dolphins. This project will be comprised of two phases: a field phase investigating swarming acoustics in Mexican free-tailed bats, and a laboratory phase investigating adaptations to jamming signals in individual bottlenose dolphins. The objectives of phase one include experiments and analysis to inestigate: adaptive time-frequency signatures and waveform diversity in echolocation signals for different flight behaviors; how bats address Doppler compensation of echolocation signals when returning from high-speed flight; how bats overcome mutual-interference. Phase two will be an invetigation of how individual dolphins adjust their echolocation clicks while in the presence of jamming conspecific signals

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Aug 12, 2016
Source ID
N000141612478

Entities

People

  • Laura N Kloepper

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Radar Systems Engineering.