Sensors and actuators inherent in biological species

Minoru Taya; Rainer Stahlberg; Fanghong Li; Ying Joyce Zhao

doi:10.1117/12.723566

5 April 2007 Sensors and actuators inherent in biological species

Minoru Taya, Rainer Stahlberg, Fanghong Li, Ying Joyce Zhao

Proceedings Volume 6529, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2007; 652902 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723566
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper addresses examples of sensing and active mechanisms inherent in some biological species where both plants and animals cases are discussed: mechanosensors and actuators in Venus Fly Trap and cucumber tendrils, chemosensors in insects, two cases of interactions between different kingdoms, (i) cotton plant smart defense system and (ii) bird-of-paradise flower and hamming bird interaction. All these cases lead us to recognize how energy-efficient and flexible the biological sensors and actuators are. This review reveals the importance of integration of sensing and actuation functions into an autonomous system if we make biomimetic design of a set of new autonomous systems which can sense and actuate under a number of different stimuli and threats.

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Minoru Taya, Rainer Stahlberg, Fanghong Li, and Ying Joyce Zhao "Sensors and actuators inherent in biological species", Proc. SPIE 6529, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2007, 652902 (5 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723566

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