Microrobotics using composite materials: The micromechanical flying insect thorax

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1842-1849

  Wood, R J ^a   Avadhanula, S ^a   Menon, M ^a   Fearing, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANISMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOBILE ROBOTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; STIFFNESS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

MICROFABRICATION; MICROMECHANICAL FLYING INSECT THORAX; MICROROBOTICS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0345308462     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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