Bio-inspired control of electro-active polymers for next generation soft robots (2012-2015)
To develop an adaptive control algorithm based on proposed functionality of cerebellum applied to next generation, EAP based, soft-bodied robotics.
Tactile sensing applied to underwater autonomous vehicles for near shore survey and de-mining (2012-2016)
To investigate the use of biomimetic whisker sensors for underwater mine counter measures.
New technologies inspired by the whisker morphology and neural processing systems of the Norwegian rat and the Etruscan shrew.
Artificial touch technologies for robots that also help us understand how the brain controls the movement of the sensory systems.