Investigation of flow mechanism of a robotic fish swimming by using flow visualization synchronized with hydrodynamic force measurement

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 811-821

  Tan, Guang Kun ^a   Shen, Gong Xin ^a   Huang, Shuo Qiao ^a   Su, Wen Han ^a   Ke, Yu ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS;

FLOW MECHANISM;

ROBOTICS;

FISH; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 35948931847     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0407-y     Document Type: Article

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