Biomechanics and simulation of cricket for microrobot design

Proceedings-IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages 1088-1094

  Laksanacharoen, Sathaporn ^a   Pollack, Alan J ^a   Nelson, Gabriel M ^a   Quinn, Roger D ^a   Ritzmann, Roy E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRICKET LOCOMOTION MODALITIES; CRICKETS; MICROROBOT; MIMICKING;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MOTION CONTROL;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0033707007     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2000.844744     Document Type: Article

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