2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Exploring adaptation ability by insect BMI
| Project/Area Number |
22700197
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
ANDO Noriyasu 東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 助教 (70436591)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 自律システム,ブレインマシンインターフェイス / 匂い源探索 / 複数感覚統合 / 昆虫 / ステレオ嗅覚 |
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| Research Abstract |
Multi-sensory integration is necessary for animals behaving adaptively in real environment. We analyzed mechanisms of multi-sensory integration of odor tracking male silkmoths with an insect BMI, insect-controlled robot, operated by them. Our results indicate that both visual (optic flow) and bilateral olfactory inputs are necessary for steering correctly toward the odor source, even with perturbations. This multi-sensory-based steering occurred only when the moth received odorant and performed straight-line walking, an initial behavioral state of the odor searching behavior of the moth.
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