Jens Peter Lindemann
Papers
5
Total Citations
144
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5
About
Jens Peter Lindemann is a leading researcher in computational neuroscience and bio-inspired robotics, whose work centers on understanding how insects—particularly blowflies and bees—solve complex spatial vision tasks with their miniature brains. His major contributions lie in unraveling the mechanisms of optic flow processing and active vision, demonstrating how insects shape their own visual input through behavioral action to facilitate spatial orientation and collision avoidance. Lindemann’s 2012 paper on spatial vision in insects, with 95 citations, is a cornerstone of the field, showing how dynamic visual input enables acrobatic flight and goal localization. His 2005 thesis on visual navigation in blowflies (14 citations) modeled the fly’s motion pathway and closed the control loop to behavior, while his 2016 work on a bio-inspired model for collision avoidance on a hexapod walking robot (12 citations) translates these biological principles into robotic applications. Lindemann also developed contrast-independent motion detection algorithms (2011, 11 citations), advancing robust optic flow analysis for robotics. His research bridges neuroethology and engineering, offering elegant solutions for autonomous navigation inspired by nature’s most agile flyers.
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Top Papers
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- 2Visual navigation of a virtual blowfly14 citations · 2005
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- 4Active Vision in Blowflies: Strategies and Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation12 citations · 2009
- 5Contrast-Independent Biologically Inspired Motion Detection11 citations · 2011