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A genetic algorithm was used to evolve bat-like pinna shapes for a biomimetic sonarhead. Pinnae model consisted of small reflectors placed around the transducer. Experiments with ten reflectors showed the problem of phase cancellation in the received echoes. Analysis of phase cancellation suggests more realistic pinna models for future developments.
J.M. Carmena is supported by the European Union TMR Network SMART2 under contract number FMRX-CT96-0052.
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Kim, D., Carmena, J.M., Hallam, J.C.T. (2000). Towards an Artificial Pinna for a Narrow-Band Biomimetic Sonarhead. In: Miller, J., Thompson, A., Thomson, P., Fogarty, T.C. (eds) Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware. ICES 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1801. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46406-9_12
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