Biomimetic design and workspace study of compact and modular undulating fin body segments

Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 129-134

  Low, K H ^a   Seet, G L Gerald ^a   Zhou, Chunlin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amplitude envelope; Biomimetics; Buoyancy tank; Modular mechanism; Robotic fish; Undulating fin

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; BUOYANCY; MOTION CONTROL; MUSCLE; ROBOTICS;

AMPLITUDE ENVELOPES; BUOYANCY TANKS; FISH FINS; MODULAR MECHANISMS; MODULAR UNDULATING FIN BODY SEGMENTS; ROBOTIC FISH; UNDULATING FINS;

FISH;

EID: 37049030626     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMA.2007.4303528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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