Roman Kuc

Summary

Affiliation: Yale University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Echolocation with bat buzz emissions: model and biomimetic sonar for elevation estimation
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 131:561-8. 2012
  2. ncbi Model predicts bat pinna ridges focus high frequencies to form narrow sensitivity beams
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 125:3454-9. 2009
  3. ncbi Bat noseleaf model: echolocation function, design considerations, and experimental verification
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 129:3361-6. 2011
  4. ncbi Morphology suggests noseleaf and pinnae cooperate to enhance bat echolocation
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 128:3190-9. 2010
  5. ncbi Neuro-computational processing of moving sonar echoes classifies and localizes foliage
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 116:1811-8. 2004
  6. ncbi Binaural sonar electronic travel aid provides vibrotactile cues for landmark, reflector motion and surface texture classification
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8284, USA
    IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 49:1173-80. 2002

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Echolocation with bat buzz emissions: model and biomimetic sonar for elevation estimation
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 131:561-8. 2012
    ..Spectral cues from -40° to +10° elevation allow a qualitative non-linear control of sonar orientation to drive the target to the beam-intersection point where quantitative elevation estimates are available...
  2. ncbi Model predicts bat pinna ridges focus high frequencies to form narrow sensitivity beams
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 125:3454-9. 2009
    ..An experiment using 40 kHz ultrasound with human observers verifies that frequencies beyond the audiometric range, when sufficiently intense, can still be perceived...
  3. ncbi Bat noseleaf model: echolocation function, design considerations, and experimental verification
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 129:3361-6. 2011
    ..An experimental model verifies the analysis and exhibits an elevation versus notch frequency sensitivity of approximately 1°/kHz...
  4. ncbi Morphology suggests noseleaf and pinnae cooperate to enhance bat echolocation
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 128:3190-9. 2010
    ..The model demonstrates the delayed pinna component can increase the on-axis emission strength, narrow the beam width, and sculpt frequency-dependent beam patterns useful for echolocation...
  5. ncbi Neuro-computational processing of moving sonar echoes classifies and localizes foliage
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8284, USA
    J Acoust Soc Am 116:1811-8. 2004
    ..The minimum coincidence window size yielding glints classify smooth and rough retro-reflectors...
  6. ncbi Binaural sonar electronic travel aid provides vibrotactile cues for landmark, reflector motion and surface texture classification
    Roman Kuc
    Intelligent Sensors Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8284, USA
    IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 49:1173-80. 2002
    ..When the sonar translates or rotates to scan a foliage surface, the vibrational patterns are related to the surface scatterer distribution, allowing the user to identify the foliage...