Electrostatically actuated robotic fish: Design and control for high-mobility open-loop swimming

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-129

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial muscle; Biomimetic robotic fish; Electrostatic film motor; Fish like swimming; Open loop control

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; FISH; POWER TRANSMISSION;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIOMIMETIC ROBOTIC FISH; ELECTROSTATIC FILM MOTOR; FISH-LIKE SWIMMING; OPEN-LOOP CONTROL;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 40949130554     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2007.913989     Document Type: Article

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