Thinking Systems - Grant ID: TS0669860

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/TS0669860

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Optimizing autonomous system control with brain-like hierarchical control systems. Autonomous robotic systems, those requiring minimal ongoing supervision, have enormous commercial, medical and industry potential. A robotic hand, permitting manipulation of material objects is an integral part of robot function. Many aspects of human hand control, such as learning, fine motor control, context-specific adaptation and recovery from system damage would be greatly beneficial to a robotic hand. Likewise, theories of human hand control could be subject to empirical testing by implementing them in a robotic hand. These advances will greatly benefit our understanding of the human brain, with potentially wide-ranging medical benefits such as novel prosthetic limb design and rehabilitation strategies for stroke patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2007

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Thinking Systems

Funding Amount: $3,300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Physiology—Systems | Central Nervous System | Intelligent Robotics | Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous system and disorders | Integrated circuits and devices | Machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Animal Physiology—Systems | Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing | Central Nervous System | Integrated circuits and devices | Intelligent Robotics | Machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified | Nervous system and disorders

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