[Dprglist] Tracking a fixed frequency signal target using low resolution optical sensors

[Anderson, David]

The key seems to be calculating the instant trajectory of the target and adjusting the sensor position in tiny hi-speed steps to keep it in the center of the sensor.

https://theconversation.com/robber-flies-track-their-beetle-prey-using-tiny-microbursts-of-movement-213200

[https://images.theconversation.com/files/553851/original/file-20231015-26-ku2y0f.JPG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=0%2C352%2C2035%2C1017&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop]<https://theconversation.com/robber-flies-track-their-beetle-prey-using-tiny-microbursts-of-movement-213200>
Robber flies track their beetle prey using tiny microbursts of movement<https://theconversation.com/robber-flies-track-their-beetle-prey-using-tiny-microbursts-of-movement-213200>
Not much is known about the predator fly Laphria saffrana. New research identified how they count the wingbeats of their favored prey, letting it slip out of focus before adjusting their heads.
theconversation.com

Enjoy!
dpa

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