An artificial muscle actuator for biomimetic underwater propulsors

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Yim, Woosoon ^a   Lee, Joonsoo ^a   Kim, Kwang J ^b  

^a University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

^b University of Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE ACTUATOR; DYNAMIC ACTUATORS; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; STATE - SPACE MODELS; UNDERWATER APPLICATION;

BIOMIMETICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MUSCLE; STATE SPACE METHODS;

MECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIMB; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXTREMITIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMERS; ROBOTICS; SWIMMING;

EID: 34250183444     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/2/2/S04     Document Type: Article

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