Theoretical study on the electro sensitive systems has been carried out on the Lorenzinian ampullae of rays. Mathematical methods have helped to reveal possible mechanisms of information conversion performed by the Lorenzinian ampullae during spatial detection of the dipole electric field. Based on the results a new mechanism of electrolocation was proposed. The ampullary groups were predicted to play the role of arrays which were able to perceive spatial characteristics of the external electric field. The theoretical analysis of ampullary groups circular sensitivity diagrams supported the prediction.
( V.Gusev, B.Krylov, T.Suvorova, An analysis of the spatial mechanisms responsible for electrosensitivity in rays - modelling results, Biol.Cybern., 1986, 54, p.263-268 )A similar technological device for electrolocation of electrically active under water objects was proposed and successfully registered as an invention in the field. ( N 1110294 - Bull. of Inventions of the USSR, Authors: V.Gusev, B.Krylov - A device for object location estimation. )