Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal Analysis
From courtship rituals, to prey identification, to displays of rivalry, a spider’s web vibrates with a symphony of information. Examining the modality of information being transmitted and how spiders interact with this information could lead to new understanding how spiders perceive the world around...
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| description | From courtship rituals, to prey identification, to displays of rivalry, a spider’s web vibrates with a symphony of information. Examining the modality of information being transmitted and how spiders interact with this information could lead to new understanding how spiders perceive the world around them through their webs, and new biological and engineering techniques that leverage this understanding. Spiders interact with their webs through a variety of body motions, including abdominal tremors, bounces, and limb jerks along threads of the web. These signals often create a large enough visual signature that the web vibrations can be analyzed using video vibrometry on high-speed video of the communication exchange. Using video vibrometry to examine these signals has numerous benefits over the conventional method of laser vibrometry, such as the ability to analyze three-dimensional vibrations and the ability to take measurements from anywhere in the web, including directly from the body of the spider itself. In this study, we developed a method of three-dimensional vibration analysis that combines video vibrometry with stereo vision, and verified this method against laser vibrometry on a black widow spiderweb that was experiencing rivalry signals from two female spiders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ae39736b1dd4ce6a8c7e091292292722023-12-03T13:31:32ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-03-0113431010.3390/insects13040310Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal AnalysisNathan Justus0Rodrigo Krugner1Ross L. Hatton2Laboratory for Robotics and Applied Mechanics, School of Mechanical Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 204 Rogers Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 9611 S. Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA 93648, USALaboratory for Robotics and Applied Mechanics, School of Mechanical Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 204 Rogers Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USAFrom courtship rituals, to prey identification, to displays of rivalry, a spider’s web vibrates with a symphony of information. Examining the modality of information being transmitted and how spiders interact with this information could lead to new understanding how spiders perceive the world around them through their webs, and new biological and engineering techniques that leverage this understanding. Spiders interact with their webs through a variety of body motions, including abdominal tremors, bounces, and limb jerks along threads of the web. These signals often create a large enough visual signature that the web vibrations can be analyzed using video vibrometry on high-speed video of the communication exchange. Using video vibrometry to examine these signals has numerous benefits over the conventional method of laser vibrometry, such as the ability to analyze three-dimensional vibrations and the ability to take measurements from anywhere in the web, including directly from the body of the spider itself. In this study, we developed a method of three-dimensional vibration analysis that combines video vibrometry with stereo vision, and verified this method against laser vibrometry on a black widow spiderweb that was experiencing rivalry signals from two female spiders.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/4/310spiderweb vibrometryvideo vibrometryblack widow |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Justus Rodrigo Krugner Ross L. Hatton Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal Analysis Insects spiderweb vibrometry video vibrometry black widow |
| title | Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal Analysis |
| title_full | Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal Analysis |
| title_short | Validation of a Novel Stereo Vibrometry Technique for Spiderweb Signal Analysis |
| title_sort | validation of a novel stereo vibrometry technique for spiderweb signal analysis |
| topic | spiderweb vibrometry video vibrometry black widow |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/4/310 |
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