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Luca Patanè¹, Sven Hellbach, André F Krause

¹Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania Catania, Italy.

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This study presents a bionic tactile sensor inspired by insect antennae, capable of detecting object distance, location, and material using harmonic oscillations and artificial neural networks for advanced robotic navigation.

Keywords:

bionic sensor forward model insect antenna material classification spiking network tactile localization tactile sense

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Area of Science:

Robotics and Bionics
Sensory Systems Engineering
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Insect antennae are vital multimodal sensory organs for navigation and obstacle negotiation.
Active tactile sensing is crucial for robots to interact with their environment.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a bionic, active tactile sensing system inspired by insect antennae.
To enable robots to detect contact distance, localize objects, and classify materials.

Main Methods:

An actuated elastic rod with a terminal acceleration sensor measures damped harmonic oscillations upon contact.
Analysis of oscillation frequency and damping properties for distance and material determination.
Application of Fourier spectrum analysis, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), and spiking neural networks for signal processing.

Main Results:

Accurate tactile localization with position errors below 1% using Fourier spectrum peak extraction.
Successful material classification based on oscillation damping properties.
ANNs effectively decode contact distance and classify materials, with significant input dimension reduction via non-negative matrix factorization.
Spiking neural networks demonstrate effective tactile event detection for a wheeled robot, with state-dependent modulation suppressing velocity effects.

Conclusions:

The bionic tactile sensor effectively mimics insect antennae functionality for robotic applications.
Advanced signal processing techniques, including ANNs and spiking neural networks, enhance sensing capabilities.
This system offers a promising approach for improving robotic perception and navigation in complex environments.