Search for dissertations about: "echolocation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word echolocation.

  2. 1. Human echolocation : the detection of objects by the blind

    Author : Bo Schenkman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

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  4. 2. The psychophysics of human echolocation

    Author : Carlos Tirado Aldana; Mats Nilsson; Daniel Västfjäll; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Detection; Individual differences; Human echolocation; Lateralization; Localization; Echobot; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Echolocation is the capacity to detect, localize, discriminate, and, overall, gather spatial information from sound reflections. Since we began studying it in humans, we have learned several things. First, most humans can echolocate to some degree. READ MORE

  5. 3. Borrowing the Bat's Ear for Automation - Ultrasonic Measurements in an Industrial Environment

    Author : Gunnar Lindstedt; Industriell elektroteknik och automation; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Automatiska system; control engineering; robotics; Automation; electrostatic transducer; piezoelectric transducer; echolocation; bat; automation; localization; recognition; geometry; distance; measurement; ultrasound; robotteknik; reglerteknik;

    Abstract : This work focuses on measurement principles based on ultrasound for applications in industrial automation. The measurements made are of geometric nature. The methods used are when possible based on experience and/or inspiration from the study of bats. READ MORE

  6. 4. Bycatch, conservation and echolocation of harbour porpoises

    Author : Julia Carlström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal welfare; Tumlare; Djurskydd;

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  7. 5. Multi-Channel Acquisition and Visualization of the Dolphin Echolocation Beam – Instrumentation Design and Bioacoustic Results

    Author : Josefin Starkhammar; Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : Toothed whales (Odontocetes) use echolocation to navigate and find food in dark or murky waters. A wide range of innovative studies has since the 1960:s been used to characterize their echolocation beam and map out their echolocation skills. READ MORE