Biomimetic design of a polychaete robot using IPMC actuator

Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 666-671

  Pak, Nicola Ng ^a   Scapellato, Sergio ^a   La Spina, Giovanni ^a   Pernorio, Giuseppe ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

IPMC; Mini robot; Undulatory locomotion

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CLAMPING DEVICES; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MICROACTUATORS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE (IPMC); MINI ROBOTS; POLYCHAETE ROBOTS; UNDULATORY LOCOMOTION;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 33845563855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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