Simulation study of elastic micropropulsion mechanism modeled on bending mechanism of eukaryotic flagella in liquid

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 845-852

  Kobayashi, Shunichi ^a   Takizawa, Osamu ^a   Morikawa, Hirohisa ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Flagella; Flagellar motion; Micromachine; Propulsion; Robotics

Indexed keywords

LIQUID; ROBOTICS;

EID: 0034534045     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.43.845     Document Type: Article

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