A micro-robot fish with embedded SMA wire actuated flexible biomimetic fin

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 354-360

  Wang, Zhenlong ^a   Hang, Guanrong ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Wang, Yangwei ^a   Xiao, Kai ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomimetic fin; Elastic energy storage and exchange mechanism; Micro robot fish; Shape memory alloy; Squid cuttlefish fin

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; MUSCLE; ROBOTS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

BIOMIMETIC FIN; ELASTIC ENERGY STORAGE; EXCHANGE MECHANISM; MICRO-ROBOT FISH; SQUID/CUTTLEFISH FIN;

FISH;

EID: 43549119528     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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