Characterization of the micromechanical flying insect by optical position sensing

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 1252-1257

  Steltz, E ^a   Wood, R J ^a   Avadhanula, S ^a   Fearing, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Fiberoptic; MAV; MFI; Optical

Indexed keywords

FIBEROPTIC POSITION SENSORS; MICRO AERIAL VEHICLES; MICROMECHANICAL FLYING INSECT (MFI); OPTICAL POSITION SENSING; WING STRUCTURE;

ACTUATORS; CLAMPING DEVICES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STIFFNESS;

SENSORS;

EID: 33846152039     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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