Microrobot design using fiber reinforced composites

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Wood, R J ^a   Avadhanula, S ^b   Sahai, R ^b   Steltz, E ^b   Fearing, R S ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MEMS; MICROMACHINING;

COMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURES; FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HIGH SPEED; HIGH-STRENGTH; LINK SPEED; MICRO ROBOTS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL-SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES; MOBILE MICROROBOTS; PRECISION MACHINING; SMART COMPOSITES;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 45149094047     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2885509     Document Type: Article

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