[HTML][HTML] Review on bio-inspired polarized skylight navigation

K Fang, GUO Yingjing, J Zhang, FAN Xiaojing… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this review, the research progress of bio-inspired polarized skylight navigation is
evaluated from the perspectives of theoretical basis, information detection, sensor design …

Polarimetry for bionic geolocation and navigation applications: a review

Q Li, L Dong, Y Hu, Q Hao, W Wang, J Cao, Y Cheng - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polarimetry, which seeks to measure the vectorial information of light modulated by objects,
has facilitated bionic geolocation and navigation applications. It is a novel and promising …

Bioinspired polarization imaging sensors: from circuits and optics to signal processing algorithms and biomedical applications

T York, SB Powell, S Gao, L Kahan… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present recent work on bioinspired polarization imaging sensors and their
applications in biomedicine. In particular, we focus on three different aspects of these …

Robust orientation method based on atmospheric polarization model for complex weather

X Wu, C Shen, D Zhao, C Wang, H Cao… - IEEE Internet of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate and reliable navigation data is a key component in Internet of Things (IoT). High-
precision and stable autonomous orientation has attracted considerable attention regarding …

[HTML][HTML] Solar-tracking methodology based on refraction-polarization in Snell's window for underwater navigation

HU Pengwei, Y Jian, GUO Lei, YU Xiang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Underwater navigation system is an indispensable part for autonomous underwater
vehicles. Due to the indiscernibility of satellite signal, however, the underwater navigation …

The internal maps of insects

B Webb - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Insect navigation is strikingly geometric. Many species use path integration to maintain an
accurate estimate of their distance and direction (a vector) to their nest and can store the …

Robust heading measurement based on improved berry model for bionic polarization navigation

G Li, Y Zhang, S Fan, Y Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the advantages of anti-interference and no accumulated error, bionic polarization
heading measurement has important military significance and research value for …

Celestial compass sensor mimics the insect eye for navigation under cloudy and occluded skies

E Gkanias, R Mitchell, J Stankiewicz, SR Khan… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Insects use the sun's position (even when concealed) as a compass for navigation by
filtering celestial light intensity and polarisation through their compound eyes. To replicate …

Angle algorithm based on Hough transform for imaging polarization navigation sensor

H Lu, K Zhao, Z You, K Huang - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Polarization navigation is a promising orientation-determination method inspired by insects'
foraging behavior that offers the advantages of autonomous and high precision. In this …

From skylight input to behavioural output: a computational model of the insect polarised light compass

E Gkanias, B Risse, M Mangan… - PLoS computational …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Many insects navigate by integrating the distances and directions travelled on an outward
path, allowing direct return to the starting point. Fundamental to the reliability of this process …