| ID | 121156 |
| Title Proper | Case study in bio-inspired engineering design |
| Other Title Information | defense applications of exoskeletal sensors |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ginsberg, Mark ; Schiano, Jeff ; Kramer, Megan ; Alleyne, Marianne |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | As part of a bio-inspired design process, the authors examine exoskeletal sensors found in insects and their potential application to armor and hardened buildings. In this way, the outer hardening of a structure or vehicle would not limit the ability of occupants to arrive at an actionable picture of the outer environment. To this end, various sensor modalities employed by insects are compared and contrasted with their current human-engineered equivalents. In several sensing modalities, biosensors perform better, are smaller, and more energy efficient than human-engineered equivalents. They note that biological designs tend to employ non-linear response to signal amplitude and respond with heightened sensitivity over a greater dynamic range of signals than human-engineered sensors. The insect biological sensors have structural and mechanical innovations that preserve the protective capacity of the exoskeleton. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defense and Security Analysis Vol. 29, No.2; Jun 2013: p.156-169 |
| Journal Source | Defense and Security Analysis Vol. 29, No.2; Jun 2013: p.156-169 |
| Key Words | Bio - Inspired ; Exoskeletal Sensors ; Sensor Enhanced Armor ; Building Sensor ; Insect Sensors ; Sensor Design ; Non - Linear Feedback ; Sensor Sensitivity ; Sensitivity Enhancement ; Physical Security |