An artificial elementary eye with optic flow detection and compositional propertiesClick to view details

Miniature Curved Artificial Compound EyesClick to view details

Dario Floreano, Ramon Pericet-Camara, Stéphane Viollet, Franck Ruffier, Andreas Brückner, Robert Leitel, Wolfgang Buss, Mohsine Menouni, Fabien Expert, Raphael Juston, Michal K. Dobrzynski, Geraud L’Eplattenier, Hanspeter A. Mallot and Nicolas Franceschin

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013, 110 (23), 9267–9272
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219068110

Vision Tape - a flexible compound camera for motion detection and proximity estimationClick to view details

Vision Tape - a  flexible compound camera for motion detection and proximity estimation
M. K. Dobrzynski, R. Pericet-Camara, D. Floreano
Sensors journal, IEEE,vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1131-1139, 2012
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2166760

The VODKA sensor: a bio-inspired hyperacute optical position sensing device Click to view details

The VODKA sensor: a bio-inspired hyperacute optical position sensing device
L. Kerhuel, S. Viollet and N. Franceschini,
Sensors journal, IEEE, vol. 12, no: 2, pp. 315-324, 2012
DOI : 10.1109/JSEN.2011.212950

Quantifying information transfer through a head attached vibrotactile display: guidelines for design and controlClick to view details

M. K. Dobrzynski, S. Mejri, S. Wischmann and D. Floreano,
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 59, no. 7, pp. 2011-2018, 2012
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2196433

Visual motion sensing onboard a 50-g helicopter flying freely under complex VICON-lighting conditionsClick to view details

Visual motion sensing onboard a 50-g helicopter flying freely under complex VICON-lighting conditions. 

F. Ruffier and F. Expert

International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering (CME 2012), Kobe, Japan 1-4 July 2012.

Controlling docking, altitude and speed in a circular high-roofed tunnel thanks to the optic flowClick to view details

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2012, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, 2012

Contactless deflection sensing of concave and convex shapes assisted by soft mirrorsClick to view details

Michal Karol Dobrzynski, Ionut Halasz, Ramon Pericet-Camara and Dario Floreano
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp.4810-4815, 7-12 Oct. 2012.
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2012.6385505

Interpolation based “time of travel” scheme in a Visual Motion Sensor using a small 2D retina.Click to view details

IEEE Sensors Conference 2012, Taipei, Taiwan, pages 2231-2234

Detection of linear ego-acceleration from optic flowClick to view details

F. Festl, F. Recktenwald, C. Yuan, and H. A. Mallot

Journal of Vision, 12(7), 1-12, 2012.
DOI: 10.1167/12.7.10

A miniature bio-inspired position sensing device for the control of micro-aerial robotsClick to view details

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2012, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, 2012

A novel 1-gram insect based device measuring visual motion along 5 optical directionsClick to view details

A novel 1-gram insect based device measuring visual motion along 5 optical directions
F.L. Roubieu, F. Expert, M. Boyron, B.-J. Fuschlock, S. Viollet, and F. Ruffier,
IEEE Sensors 2011 conference, Limerick, Ireland, in press

High Performance Optical Angular Position Sensing at Low-cost: a Bio-inspired ApproachClick to view details

High Performance Optical Angular Position Sensing at Low-cost: a Bio-inspired Approach
R. Juston, S. Viollet, L. Kerhuel, and N. Franceschini,
IEEE Sensors 2011 conference, Limerick, Ireland, in press

Contactless deflection sensor for soft robotsClick to view details

Contactless deflection sensor for soft robots,
M. K. Dobrzynski, R. Pericet-Camara, D. Floreano, 
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp.1913-1918, 25-30 Sept. 2011,
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2011.6048425

Outdoor Field Performances of Insect-based Visual Motion SensorsClick to view details

Outdoor Field Perfomances of Insect-based Visual Motion Sensors

F. Expert, S. Viollet, Franck Ruffier (2011),
Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 28 pp. 529-541
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20398

A mouse sensor and a 2-pixel motion sensor exposed to continuous illuminance changesClick to view details

A mouse sensor and a 2-pixel motion sensor exposed to continuous illuminance changes
F. Expert, S. Viollet, and F. Ruffier
IEEE Sensors 2011 conference, Limerick, Ireland, in press

CURVACE – CURVed Artificial Compound EyesClick to view details

CURVACE - CURVed Artificial Compound Eyes
R. Pericet-Camara, M. Dobrzynski, G. L'Eplattenier, J.-C. Zufferey, F. Expert, R. Juston, F. Ruffier, N. Franceschini, S. Viollet, M. Menouni, S. Godiot, A. Brückner, W. Buss, R. Leitel, F. Recktenwald, C. Yuan, H. Mallot, and D. Floreano
Procedia Computer Science, vol. 7, pp. 308-309, 2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2011.09.040

A hyperacute optical position sensor based on biomimetic retinal micro-scanningClick to view details

A hyperacute optical position sensor based on biomimetic retinal micro-scanning,

S. Viollet and N. Franceschini (2010),
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 160, pp. 60- 68.

Characteristics of Three Miniature Bio-inspired Optic Flow Sensors in Natural EnvironmentsClick to view details

Characteristics of three miniature bio-inspired optic flow sensors in natural environments,

S. Viollet, F. Ruffier, T. Ray, M. Menouni, F. Aubépart, L. Kerhuel and N. Franceschini (2010)
In Proc. of the 2010 Fourth Int. Conf. on Sensors Technologies and Applications, Sensorcomm, Venise, Italia, pp. 51-55

Detection of Moving Objects by Statistical Motion AnalysisClick to view details

Detection of moving objects by statistical motion analysis,

C. Yuan, I. Schwab, F. Recktenwald and H.A. Mallot (2010),
In Proc. of 2010 Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2010, pp. 1722-1727

Insect Vision: A Few Tricks to Regulate Flight AltitudeClick to view details

Insect vision : A few tricks to regulate flight altitude,

D. Floreano and J.-C. Zufferey (2010),
Current Biology -  Vol. 20, Issue 19, pp. R847-R849

Real–Time Detection of Moving Obstacles from Mobile PlatformsClick to view details

Real-time Detection of moving obstacles from mobile platforms,

C. Yuan and H.A. Mallot (2010),
In Proc. of ICRA 2010 Workshop on Robotics and Intelligent Transportation System, pp. 109-113

Steering by Gazing: An Efficient Biomimetic Control Strategy for Visually Guided Micro Aerial VehiclesClick to view details

Steering by Gazing: An Efficient Biomimetic Control Strategy for Visually-guided Micro-Air Vehicles,

L. Kerhuel, S. Viollet and N. Franceschini (2010),
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 26, pp. 307-319.