Outline of the target tracking tactics in Japanese greater horseshoe bat (IMAGE)

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Outline of the target tracking tactics in Japanese greater horseshoe bat

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The combination of three echolocation tactics and one flight tactic works to dramatically improve the tracking accuracy. All tactics can be explained as reactive control to the Line of Sight [LOS] angular velocity.

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Nozomi Nishiumi

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