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Research for real-time adaptive navigation inspired by bat bio-sonar strategies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H07242
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Control engineering/System engineering
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

Yamada Yasufumi  広島大学, 理学研究科, 研究員 (80802561)

Project Period (FY) 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsエコーロケーション / 生物ソナー / バイオミメティクス / シンプルデザインセンシング / ナビゲーション / 構成論的研究手法 / 空間学習メカニズム / 生体模倣工学 / ミニマルデザイン / マイクロホンアレイシステム / 自律移動ロボット
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, behavioral measurement and mathematical modeling were conducted for bats in order to understand the decision-making process of spatial learning navigation during obstacle avoidance flight. As a result, it was found that bats apply the spatial information to the predictive control of avoidance turning motion. In addition, our proposed model could reproduce some adaptive control of the flight path, flight speed and pulse direction movements shown in the known space flight of bats.
Furthermore, we also developed the autonomous drone equipped with one transmitter and two receivers like as bats. By the demonstration flight, our autonomous drone was confirmed to perform the basic avoidance navigation in a wild environment. In the future, it will be expected to evaluate the adaptive navigation behavior of bats optimized in three-dimensional spatial environment by using our proposed drone.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

コウモリが“未知”から“既知”へと飛行しながら空間学習をおこなうことで,先の空間を予測した経路計画・回避運動制御を行う様子を,詳細に計測することができた.また,コウモリの行動を模倣した数理モデルを構築することで,彼らの適応的なナビゲーションのふるまいを一部再現することができた.この数理モデルを3次元空間でのナビゲーションモデルへと拡張し,今回開発に成功したドローンへと搭載することで,コウモリ(生物)らしさを取り込んだ臨機応変な音響ナビゲーションの実機検証が可能になると考えられる.今後のさらなる研究遂行により,社会のロボットの新たなナビゲーションの方法として役立てることを目指す.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(9 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Ultrasound navigation based on minimally designed vehicle inspired by the bio-sonar strategy of bats2019

    • Author(s)
      Yamada Yasufumi、Ito Kentaro、Tsuji Takumi、Otani Kohei、Kobayashi Ryo、Watanabe Yoshiaki、Hiryu Shizuko
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Robotics

      Volume: 33 Pages: 169-182

    • DOI

      10.1080/01691864.2019.1573470

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Practical and Numerical Investigation for Bio-SONAR Strategy of Bats during Obstacle Avoidance Flight2019

    • Author(s)
      Yasufumi Yamada, Kentaro Ito, Shizuko Hiryu and Ryo Kobayashi
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Applied Analysis and Mathematical Modeling 2019
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Mathematical and Behavioral Investigation for Adaptive Acoustic Navigation Strategy of the Bats during Spatial Learning Flight2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasufumi Yamada, Yurina Mibe, Kentaro Ito, Ryo Kobayashi and Shizuko Hiryu
    • Organizer
      The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Annual Conference 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Practical and numerical investigation on a minimal design navigation system of bats2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasufumi Yamada, Kentaro Ito, Ryo Kobayashi and Shizuko Hiryu
    • Organizer
      The 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Interface
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] コウモリの生物ソナーによる 空間学習ナビゲーションに関する数理学的検討2018

    • Author(s)
      山田恭史,三部有里奈,伊藤賢太郎,小林亮,飛龍志津子
    • Organizer
      ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Acoustic navigation strategy of the echolocating bats during obstacle avoidance flight2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasufumi Yamada and Ryo Kobayashi
    • Organizer
      The 3rd A3 International workshop for Mathematical and Life Sciences
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Obstacle Avoidance Navigation System for Cheap Design Sensing Inspired by Bio-sonar Navigation of Bats.2017

    • Author(s)
      Yasufumi Yamada, Kentaro Ito, Ryo Kobayashi and Shizuko Hiryu
    • Organizer
      he Society of Instrument and Control Engineers Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Cheap robust sensing for obstacle avoidance navigation inspired by echolocation behavior of bats2017

    • Author(s)
      Yasufumi Yamada, Kentaro Ito, Ryo Kobayashi and Shizuko Hiryu
    • Organizer
      The 8th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 未知空間を飛行するコウモリの音響ナビゲーションアルゴリズムおよび自律走行車による工学的検証2017

    • Author(s)
      山田恭史,伊藤賢太郎,小林亮,飛龍志津子
    • Organizer
      ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-08-25   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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