Video shows ideal bat ear movements to amplify direction detection (VIDEO)
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Hiroshima University bioengineers wondering about the significance of bat ears’ movements in echolocation created a mathematical model reflecting the behavior and learned the optimal pinnae motions that could amplify direction detection. Their mathematical approach and research findings could be used in designing new active sensing systems. This video shows the appropriate motion of the left and right ears.
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Takahiro Hiraga, Yasufumi Yamada, and Ryo Kobayashi/Hiroshima University
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