Title :
Animal navigation: the ultimate neural network
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author reviews what is known about the migratory and homing abilities of birds and other animals. His interest is to find out whether their technology is applicable to long-distance navigation by man. He concludes that the mechanism of animal navigation is a complex integration of many senses whose details are unlikely to be discovered soon.<>
Keywords :
navigation; neural nets; animal navigation; birds; complex integration; homing abilities; long-distance navigation; migratory abilities; ultimate neural network; Acoustic signal detection; Birds; Dogs; Magnetic sensors; Marine animals; Navigation; Neural networks; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Testing; Whales;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
