A closed-loop neurobotic system for fine touch sensing

• Published in: Journal of neural engineering Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 046019
• Main Authors: Bologna, L L, Pinoteau, J, Passot, J-B, Garrido, J A, Vogel, J, Vidal, E Ros, Arleo, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England IOP Publishing 01.08.2013
• Subjects: active sensing; Biofeedback, Psychology - instrumentation; Biofeedback, Psychology - physiology; Biomimetics - instrumentation; Braille; Computer Simulation; Detection; Discrimination; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Feedback, Physiological - physiology; fine touch; Human; Humans; information theory; Mechanoreceptors - physiology; Mechanotransduction, Cellular - physiology; Models, Biological; neural models; neurobotics; Probabilistic methods; Reproducibility of Results; Robotics; Robotics - instrumentation; Sensitivity and Specificity; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation; Tactile; Touch; Touch - physiology

Objective. Fine touch sensing relies on peripheral-to-central neurotransmission of somesthetic percepts, as well as on active motion policies shaping tactile exploration. This paper presents a novel neuroengineering framework for robotic applications based on the multistage processing of fine tactil...