Piezoelectric-driven inchworm locomotion device

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 425-443

  Lobontiu, N ^a,b   Goldfarb, M ^a   Garcia, E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dynamic Structures and Materials LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION CONTROL; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

ELASTODYNAMICS; INCHWORM LOCOMOTION DEVICE; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0035313743     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(00)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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