Main tasks
BVS will share with BRL the role of designing and constructing the BIOTACT sensor. Particular focuses will include sensor transduction and actuation, the development of custom microelectronics (ASICs), and the technological enhancement of sensor design.
Research experience
BCS demonstrated the first operational Generic Visual Perception Processor (GVPP) chip with the ability to locate and track user-selected objects as they move within images in real-time. The GVPP is based on biomimetic models of processing in the human visual system, its most significant technical breakthrough, and basic building block, being the successful electronic modelling of a spatiotemporal neuron. BVS began parallel research on vibrissal sensor design in 2006 and has developed a novel prototype device based on ‘conductive elastomer’ technology. BVS has previous and current collaborations/consultancies with a number of academic groups including the French National Institute of Health and Medicine (INSERM), and the Animat Lab at UPMC. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP recently estimated a possible 100 applications of the GVPP chip in 10 different industries.
