ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2018
Interception by two predatory fly species is explained by a proportional navigation feedback controller.
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When aiming to capture a fast-moving target, animals can follow it until they catch up, or try to intercept it. In principle, interception is the more complicated strategy, but also more energy efficient. To study whether simple feedback controllers can explain interception behaviours by animals with miniature brains, we have reconstructed and studied the predatory flights of the robber fly
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