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Sensors and Sensing in Biology and Engineering

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Editors:
  1. Friedrich G. Barth

    1. Biocenter, Institute of Zoology — Neurobiology, University of Vienna, Austria

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  2. Joseph A. C. Humphrey

    1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

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  3. Timothy W. Secomb

    1. Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

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  • Provides current information on the nature and performance of natural sensors and potential applicability of artificial sensors

  • First and unique publication with this interdisciplinary exchange between biologists (natural sensors) and engineers, physical scientists (artificial sensors)

  • Written by leading international experts on these topics

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introductory Remarks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sensors and Sensing: A Biologist’s View

      • Friedrich G. Barth
      Pages 3-15

    3. Sensors and Sensing: An Engineer’s View

      • Hans Meixner
      Pages 17-34

  3. Mechanical Sensors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Waves, Sound and Vibrations

      1. How Nature Designs Ears
        • Axel Michelsen
        Pages 37-47
      2. How to Build a Microphone
        • Per Rasmussen
        Pages 49-57
      3. The Middle and External Ears of Terrestrial Vertebrates as Mechanical and Acoustic Transducers
        • John J. Rosowski
        Pages 59-69
      4. The Outer Hair Cell: A Mechanoelectrical and Electromechanical Sensor/Actuator
        • Kenneth V. Snyder, Frederick Sachs, William E. Brownell
        Pages 71-95
      5. The Silicon Cochlea
        • Rahul Sarpeshkar
        Pages 97-107
      6. Biologically-Inspired Microfabricated Force and Position Mechano-Sensors
        • Paolo Dario, Cecilia Laschi, Silvestro Micera, Fabrizio Vecchi, Massimiliano Zecca, Arianna Menciassi et al.
        Pages 109-125

    3. Force and Motion

      1. The Physics of Arthropod Medium-Flow Sensitive Hairs: Biological Models for Artificial Sensors
        • Joseph A. C. Humphrey, Friedrich G. Barth, Michael Reed, Aaron Spak
        Pages 129-144
      2. Cricket Wind Receptors: Thermal Noise for the Highest Sensitivity Known
        • Tateo Shimozawa, Jun Murakami, Tsuneko Kumagai
        Pages 145-157
      3. Arthropod Cuticular Hairs: Tactile Sensors and the Refinement of Stimulus Transformation
        • Friedrich G. Barth, Hans-Erich Dechant
        Pages 159-171
      4. The Fish Lateral Line: How to Detect Hydrodynamic Stimuli
        • Joachim Mogdans, Jacob Engelmann, Wolf Hanke, Sophia Kröther
        Pages 173-185
      5. The Blood Vasculature as an Adaptive System: Role of Mechanical Sensing
        • Timothy W. Secomb, Axel R. Pries
        Pages 187-196
      6. Mechanism of Shear Stress-Induced Coronary Microvascular Dilation
        • Lih Kuo, Travis W. Hein
        Pages 197-212
      7. A Possible Mechanism for Sensing Crop Canopy Ventilation
        • Tony Farquhar, Jiang Zhou, Henry W. Haslach Jr.
        Pages 213-219

  4. Visual Sensors and Vision

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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    2. From Fly Vision to Robot Vision: Re-Construction as a Mode of Discovery

      • Nicolas Franceschini
      Pages 223-236
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About this book

Biological sensors are usually remarkably small, sensitive and efficient. It is highly desirable to design corresponding artificial sensors for scientific, industrial and commercial purposes.This book is designed to fill an urgent need for interdisciplinary exchange between biologists studying sensors in the natural world and engineers and physical scientists developing artificial sensors. Contributions from leading scientists in this area, whether engineers or biologists, are written to be accessible to readers from these and other disciplines. The main topics cover mechanical sensors, visual sensors and vision and chemosensors. Readers will obtain a fuller understanding of the nature and performance of natural sensors as well as enhanced appreciation for the current status and the potential applicability of artificial microsensors. Friedrich G. Barth was awarded the "Karl-Ritter-von-Frisch-Medaille” at the 2003 Annual Conference of the German Zoological Society in Halle, Germany.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biocenter, Institute of Zoology — Neurobiology, University of Vienna, Austria

    Friedrich G. Barth

  • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

    Joseph A. C. Humphrey

  • Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Timothy W. Secomb

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sensors and Sensing in Biology and Engineering

  • Editors: Friedrich G. Barth, Joseph A. C. Humphrey, Timothy W. Secomb

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6025-1

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-211-83771-9Published: 23 April 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-7287-2Published: 01 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-6025-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 404

  • Topics: Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Bioinformatics, Animal Physiology, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics

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