Development of a novel type of underwater micro biped robot with multi DOF

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 284-289

  Guo, Shuxiang ^a   Okuda, Yuya ^a   Asaka, Kinji ^b  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

ICPF actuator; Micro Biped Robot; Microactuator; Microrobot; Optimization; Propulsion

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MICROACTUATORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; PROPULSION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

ICPF ACTUATOR; INPUT VOLTAGE; MICRO BIPED ROBOT; MICROROBOT;

UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

EID: 23844460335     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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