Olfactory Sampling and Orientation in Turbulent Odor Plumes

湍流气味羽流中的嗅觉采样和定向

• 批准号: 9212650
• 负责人: Jelle Atema
• 金额: $ 25.32万
• 依托单位: Trustees of Boston University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-08-15 至 1996-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9212650&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Olfactory; Sampling; Orientation; Turbulent; Odor

It has never been possible until very recently to measure the natural distribution patterns of odor in the environment. Dr. Atema and his colleagues have developed tools to make such high- resolution measurements based on the odor-sampling equipment of lobsters. The lobster and the aquatic environment are particularly favorable to carry out this fundamental research on odor-sampling. The present research will try to extract from such odor measurements the salient features that allow animals to track turbulent odor plumes and locate their source. Results from this work will open up our human understanding of an almost unknown sensory world, but one used by many animals, both aquatic and terrestrial. Practical applications can be expected almost immediately in the design of odor-tracking underwater vehicles.

直到最近才有可能测量环境中气味的自然分布模式。Atema博士和他的同事们已经开发出了基于龙虾气味采样设备的高分辨率测量工具。龙虾和水生环境特别适合进行这种气味取样的基础研究。目前的研究将试图从这些气味测量中提取显著特征，使动物能够跟踪湍流气味羽流并确定其来源。这项工作的结果将打开我们人类对一个几乎未知的感官世界的理解，但它被许多动物，包括水生动物和陆生动物所使用。在气味跟踪水下航行器的设计中，几乎可以立即得到实际应用。