Stereo-olfaction with a sniffing neuromorphic robot using spiking neurons

Olivier Rochel (1) , Dominique Martinez (1) , Etienne Hugues (1) , Frédéric Sarry

1 CORTEX - Neuromimetic intelligence

This paper presents a neuromorphic robot using stereo-olfaction and a sniffing system based on nonselective chemosensors that mimic the animal behavior of tracking a specific odor. In order to be able to go toward an odor source, two tasks must be performed : 1) estimation of the gas-concentration gradient and 2) gas recognition independent of the intensity. It is shown how these two tasks can be implemented with artificial spiking neurons in a biologically inspired approach.

Mots clés: robotique; autonomous robot; nez électronique; electronic nose; stereo-olfaction; spiking neurons; gas localization; olfaction; neurones impulsionnels

Domaines: Autre [cs.OH]

Olivier Rochel, Dominique Martinez, Etienne Hugues, Frédéric Sarry. Stereo-olfaction with a sniffing neuromorphic robot using spiking neurons. 16th European Conference on Solid-State Transducers - EUROSENSORS, Sep 2002, Prague, Czech Republic, 4 p. ⟨inria-00107564⟩