Bat-Inspired Sonar Head Could Enhance Drone Navigation (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Bat-Inspired Sonar Head Could Enhance Drone Navigation

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Virginia Tech associate professor Rolf Mueller has discovered that small movements of horseshoe bats' ears and noses help them navigate in complex natural environments. This research has led to the design of a bat-inspired robotic sonar head, shown here being attached to a drone, with a movable 'noseleaf' and 'ears.'

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Logan Wallace/Virginia Tech

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