Design and control of a fish-like robot using an electrostatic motor

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 974-979

  Zhang, Zu Guang ^a   Gondo, Masahiko ^a   Yamashita, Norio ^a   Yamamoto, Akio ^a   Higuchi, Toshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONTROL THEORY; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS;

ELECTROSTATIC FILM MOTOR; ELECTROSTATIC MOTOR; SWIMMING CONTROL; UNDERWATER FISH;

ROBOTS;

EID: 36148986250     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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