Biomimetic compliant system for smart actuator-driven aquatic propulsion: Preliminary results

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 43-52

  Trease, Brian P ^a   Lu, Kerr Jia ^a   Kota, Sridhar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Active hydrofoil; Aquatic propulsion; Biomimetic fin; Compliant mechanism synthesis; Spatial deformation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDROFOILS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PROPULSION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TOPOLOGY;

ACTIVE HYDROFOILS; AQUATIC PROPULSION; BIOMIMETIC FINS; COMPLIANT MECHANISM SYNTHESIS; SPATIAL DEFORMATION;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 1842612392     PISSN: 07334230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-41446     Document Type: Conference Paper

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