Preliminary design of an autonomous microrobot propelled by magnetotactic bacteria

IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  André, Walder ^a   Martel, Sylvain ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D solenoid coils; Bacteria; Microrobot; Photovoltaic cells

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BACTERIOLOGY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MECHATRONICS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STANDARDS; TECHNOLOGY;

3D SOLENOID COILS; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; BACTERIA; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA; MICRO ROBOTS; MICROROBOT; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; STANDARD CMOS TECHNOLOGY;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 48649108001     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AIM.2007.4412427     Document Type: Conference Paper

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