Load characteristics of mechanical pectoral fin

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 759-771

  Suzuki, Hiroyoshi ^a   Kato, Naomi ^a   Suzumori, Koichi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); MANEUVERABILITY; SERVOMOTORS;

MECHANICAL PECTORAL FIN; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT;

HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; LOADS (FORCES); MANEUVERABILITY; SERVOMOTORS;

EID: 42149090511     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0432-x     Document Type: Article

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